Quilcayhuanca (possibly from

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...

''qillqay'' to write, ''wank'a'' rock, possibly "rock with inscriptions"), Quillcay, Quilcay or Qelkaywanka is a river in the

Ancash Region Ancash (; ) is a department and region in western 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 is the city of Huaraz, ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

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Quebrada Quilcayhuanca It is a right affluent of the

Santa Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christma ...

River. The river originates 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 ...

west of

Tullparaju Tullparaju (possibly from Quechua language, Quechua ''tullpa'' rustic cooking-fire, stove, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Hua ...

near the lake

Tullpaqucha Tullpacocha or Tulpacocha (possibly from Quechua ''tullpa'' rustic cooking-fire, stove, ''qucha'' lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Provin ...

. Its direction is to the southwest. It flows along the border of the districts Independencia and

Huaraz Huaraz () (from Quechua: ''Waraq'' or ''Warash'', "''dawn''"), formerly designated as San Sebastián de Huaraz, is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Ancash Region (State of Ancash) and the seat of government of Huaraz Province. The urb ...

in the Huaraz Province. From the point of the confluence with the Paria River in the east of the town

it receives the name Quillcay. Now canalized, the river crosses the town from east to west along the border of the suburb El Centenario, until emptying into Santa River in the west side of town. The Quilcayhuanca valley is located inside

Huascarán National Park Huascarán National Park () is a Peruvian national park that comprises most of the mountain range known as Cordillera Blanca (the world's highest tropical mountain range) which is part of the central Andes, in the region of Ancash. The park cov ...

. It is one of the tourist attractions of the Huaraz Province with views of snow-capped mountains (like

Andavite Andavite (possibly from Quechua ''anta'' copper, ''p'iti'' dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption) or Chopiraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located northeast of the village of Pi ...

Churup Churup or Tsurup (possibly from Ancash Quechua) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District, north-east of Huaraz.escale.minedu.gob.pe - ...

Pucaranra Pucaranra (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red, ''ranra'' stony; stony ground,) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high (although other sources cite an elevation of . It is located in Ancash, southwest of mount ...

Chinchey Chinchey, also known as Rurichinchay, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the region of Ancash, most precisely between the districts of Aco (in Carhuaz Province), Independencia (in Huaraz Province), ...

and

) and visits to glacial lakes and rock paintings.

References

Rivers of Peru Rivers of the Department of Ancash {{Peru-river-stub