Ocshapalca (possibly from Quechua ''uqsha'' high altitude grass,Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
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Ancash Quechua Ancash Quechua, or Huaylay (Waylay), is a Quechua variety spoken in the Peruvian department of Ancash by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like Wanka Quechua, it belongs to Quechua I (according to Alfredo Torero). Classification The Ancash Quech ...

''paha, uqsha'' ''pallqa'' bifurcation, division into two parts) is a mountain in the

Cordillera Blanca The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...

in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

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, about 5,888 m (19,318 ft) high. It is situated in the

Ancash Region Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...

, Huaraz Province, on the border of the districts Independencia District and Tarica. Ocshapalca lies between the mountain

Hatunkunka Jatuncunca (possibly from Quechua ''hatun'' big, ''kunka'' throat, gullet, "big throat" or big gullet"), Janyaraju or Jangyraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca of the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huara ...

in the west and

Ranrapalca Ranrapalca (possibly from Quechua ''ranra'' stony, ''pallqa'' bifurcation, division into two parts) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca range in the Andes of Peru. It has an elevation of 6,162 m (20,217 ft). It is located in the regi ...

in the east.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) (unnamed) Huarazlasoledad

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