Carhuascancha

Carhuascancha
Carhuascancha

Peru, Ancash Region

Highest point
Elevation 5,648 m (18,530 ft)
Coordinates 9°29′10″S 77°19′19″W / 9.48611°S 77.32194°W / -9.48611; -77.32194Coordinates: 9°29′10″S 77°19′19″W / 9.48611°S 77.32194°W / -9.48611; -77.32194
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Cordillera Blanca

Carhuascancha[1][2] (possibly from Quechua qarwa yellowish / golden / pale / leaf worm, larva of a beetle, kancha enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses)[3][4] or Tumarinaraju[5] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru with an elevation of 5,648 metres (18,530 ft)[1] or 5,668 metres (18,596 ft)[5] above sea level. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huantar District, and in the Huaraz Province, Huaraz District.[2] Carhuascancha lies north-west of Huantsán.[1]

The Carhuascancha River originates east of the mountain and flows eastwards.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. 1 2 Díaz, Felipe (2008–2009). Carta Turística. Cordilleras Blanca, Negra, Huayhuash y Callejón de Huaylas.


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