Urqumayu ( Quechua ''urqu'' mountain / male, ''mayu'' river,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): ''urqu'' - ''s. Cerro.'' ''urqu'' - ''s. Cerro.'' ''mayu'' - ''s. y adj. Macho. Ser del sexo masculino.'' "mountain river" or "male river", hispanicized spelling ''Orgomayo'') or Vizcarra (named after a prefect of Huánuco, Colonel Pedro C. Vizcarra) is a river 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 ...

and in the

Huánuco Region Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huán ...

in Peru. It is a tributary of the Marañón River.

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