Wamanrasu (

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''waman''

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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 ...

''rasu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow, Hispanicized spellings ''Huamanrazo, Huamanrazu'') is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the

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, about high. It is located in the

Huancavelica Region Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, ...

Castrovirreyna Province The Castrovirreyna Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Castrovirreyna. Geography The Chunta mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks ...

, Santa Ana District and in the

Huancavelica Province The Huancavelica Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huancavelica. Boundaries *North: Tayacaja Province *East: Acobamba Province, Churcampa Province and Angara ...

, Huancavelica District. Wamanrasu lies northeast of the mountain Antarasu and northwest of the mountain Qarwarasu ''(Carhuarazo)'' of the Huancavelica Region. The local peasants consider Wamanrasu to be the mightiest

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of the region.PASTA 2005.CDR - Gobierno Regional de Huancavelica, p. 60

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