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Laraos District
Laraos District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in the Lima Region in Peru. Elderly people in Laraos still speak an archaic Quechua dialect. As no more children speak the language, it is in imminent danger of extinction. History The Laraos District is one of oldest of the Yauyos Province, and its history is ample and emerges from the pre-incan times. Its preceding town is Sinchimarka, cradle of forgers, but simultaneously brave and militant men, like all the tribes who conformed the Yauyos, who were tenacious resistants before being conquered by the incan leader Pachakutiq. The pre-incan towns of Laraos are: Wanllapata, Waqramarka, Wayawmarka and Callawarqui. Sinchimarka is an incan citadel. In 1586, being viceroy Don Fernando de Torres of Portugal, the first mayor of Yauyos, Don Diego Dávila Briceño, made the territorial demarcation and formed four parishes or curatos with more than four towns each one, entrusted at the service of the Dominican pries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Peru
The districts of Peru () are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces of Peru, provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions of Peru, regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total. Overview A 1982 law requires a minimum of residents in an area for a new district to be legally established: 3,500 if it is located in the rainforest, 4,000 in the Andes highlands and 10,000 in the Chala, coastal area. In the dry Andean area, many districts have less than 3,500 inhabitants due to low population density in the area. In some cases, their populations have decreased in comparison to the days when they were founded. Districts that are located at very high altitudes tend to be scarcely populated. These districts usually are large in area, have few available land for use. Many basic government services do not reach all residents of these districts due to their difficult geography. Many lack financial means to govern th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordillera Central (Peru)
The Cordillera Central (Spanish for central mountain range) is part of the Andes in Peru. It extends in a northerly direction approximately between 11º 39’ and 12º 37’S and 75º 30’ and 76º 20’W (or between 11°37' and 12°26'S and 75°30' and 76°18'W) for about 60 km to 100 km. It contains the Paryaqaqa (P), Yauyos (Y) and Pichqa Waqra (PW) mountain ranges. It is located in the Junín Region and in the Lima Region. The name ''Cordillera Central'' is also applied for one of the three ranges that cross Peru in a northwesterly direction between the Cordillera Occidental ("the western range") where the Cordillera Central of the Junín and Lima Regions is located and the Cordillera Oriental ("the eastern range"). The mountaineer Evelio Echevarría uses the term for the La Viuda range and the Khaskaqucha range. Mountains The highest mountain in the range is Qutuni Ticlla or Qutuni (Aymara ''qutu'' heap, pile, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qaqa Mach'ay
Qaqa Mach'ay (Quechua for "rock cave") is a limestone cave located in the Yauyos Province of the Lima Region in central Peru, high in the Andes Mountains that was explored and surveyed in 2004 by an international expedition. At 4,930m above sea level, it is the highest surveyed cave in the world. The entrance to the cave is in the mountain named Wamp'una. Cave description "It is thought that Qaqa Mach'ay is an abandoned glacial sink formed on a geologically-favourable bedding plane. Its enormous entrance, approximately fifty metres long, thirty metres wide and fifty metres deep, leads to a square-shaped descending passage twenty metres high and twenty metres wide. Although this large passage is almost completely blocked by boulders, two possible continuations were noted. Blue Lips Passage essentially follows the left (as you face into the cave) wall down past boulders and ice masses. Four pitches of 20m, 10m, 10m and 5m lead to a disappointing boulder ruckle 104m below the entran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pumaqucha (Lima)
Lake Pumacocha (possibly from Quechua ''puma'' cougar, puma, ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in Peru located in Laraos District, Yauyos Province, Lima. It has an elevation of 4,388 m and about 2 km long. Sima Pumaqucha which is considered the deepest cave in the Andes Some Cave Statistics is located near the lake. See also * *List of lakes in Peru
The following is a list of lakes in Peru.Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI)"Compendio Estadistica 2007" page 26 Many of the names have ...
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Yana Urqu (Lima)
Yana Urqu (Quechua ''yana'' black, ''urqu'' mountain, "black mountain", also spelled ''Yana Orco'') is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District Laraos District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in the Lima Region in Peru. Elderly people in Laraos still speak an archaic Quechua dialect. As no more children speak the language, it is in imminent danger of extinction. .... Yana Urqu lies northwest of Uchku and a lake named Pumaqucha. References Mountains of Lima Region Mountains of Peru {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yana P'unqu
Yana P'unqu (Quechua ''yana'' black, ''p'unqu'' pond, reservoir, tank; dam, "black pond", also spelled ''Yanapunco'') is mountain Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District Laraos District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in the Lima Region in Peru. Elderly people in Laraos still speak an archaic Quechua dialect. As no more children speak the language, it is in imminent danger of extinction. .... Yana P'unqu lies north of a lake named Pumaqucha. References Mountains of Lima Region Mountains of Peru {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wamp'una
Wamp'una (Quechua ''wamp'u'' boat, ''-na'' a suffix, also spelled ''Huampuna'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about high. It contains one of the highest surveyed caves in the word, Qaqa Mach'ay. Wamp'una is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Huantán and Laraos. It lies southwest of T'uruyuq, southeast of the lake named Pumaqucha. It is situated on the southern border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve The Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve ( es, Reserva Paisajística Nor Yauyos-Cochas) is a protected area in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province and in the Junín Region, Jauja Province. It lies with the Peruvian Yungas and Central .... See also * Pumaqucha * Sima Pumaqucha References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wachwa Runtu
Wachwa Runtu (Quechua ''wachwa'' Andean goose, ''runtu'' egg, "Andean goose egg", also spelled ''Huachhuarunto'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Junín Region, Chupaca Province, Yanacancha District, and in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District Laraos District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in the Lima Region in Peru. Elderly people in Laraos still speak an archaic Quechua dialect. As no more children speak the language, it is in imminent danger of extinction. .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Junín Region Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uqi Uqi
Uqi Uqi (Aymara for a species of plant, ''uqi'' brown, grey brown, Quechua ''uqi'' lead, lead-colored, the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of grey-brown color" or "a lot of lead", also spelled ''Oque Oque'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. Uqi Uqi lies northeast of Wamp'una Wamp'una (Quechua ''wamp'u'' boat, ''-na'' a suffix, also spelled ''Huampuna'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about high. It contains one of the highest surveyed caves in the word, Qaqa Mach'ay. Wamp'una is loca ... and T'uruyuq. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uchku
Uchku (Quechua for hole, pit, also spelled ''Uchco'') is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District Laraos District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in the Lima Region in Peru. Elderly people in Laraos still speak an archaic Quechua dialect. As no more children speak the language, it is in imminent danger of extinction. .... Uchku lies southwest of a lake named Pumaqucha. The entrance to Sima Pumaqucha, one of the deepest caves of South America, is on the southern slope of the mountain. Gallery PUMACOCHA.jpg, Cavers at Pumaqucha offloading equipment for Sima Pumaqucha. The southern slopes of Uchku are on the left. References Mountains of Lima Region Mountains of Peru {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T'uruyuq
T'uruyuq (Quechua ''t'uru'' mud, -yuq a suffix, "the one with mud", Hispanicized spelling ''Toroyoc'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately . It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Huantan and Laraos. T'uruyuq lies southwest of Lanranyuq and northeast of Wamp'una Wamp'una (Quechua ''wamp'u'' boat, ''-na'' a suffix, also spelled ''Huampuna'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about high. It contains one of the highest surveyed caves in the word, Qaqa Mach'ay. Wamp'una is loca .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siq'i
Siq'i (Quechua for scratch, Hispanicized spelling ''Sique'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Huantan and Laraos Laraos District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in the Lima Region in Peru. Elderly people in Laraos still speak an archaic Quechua dialect. As no more children speak the language, it is in imminent danger of extinction. .... It lies between two groups of lakes northeast of Awki Sunqu and Chuntani and southeast of Misitu. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
