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Mit'uqucha
Lake Mitococha or Mitucocha (possibly from Quechua ''mit'u, mitu'' mud, ''qucha'' lake, "mud lake") is a lake in Peru located in Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Lauricocha Province (Huanuco Region) It has an elevation of above sea level. It lies on the east side of the Huayhuash mountain range, northeast of Mituraju and Rondoy. Lake Mitococha is 0.83 km long and 0.3 km at its widest point. See also * Ninacocha *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 the ending -cocha, from Quechua ''qucha'': lake. * Acucocha * Alcacocha * Arapa * Ar ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitococha Lakes of Peru Lakes of the Department of Huánuco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queropalca District
Queropalca District is one of seven districts of the province Lauricocha in Peru. Geography The Waywash mountain range traverses the district. The highest peak of the district is Yerupaja at which is also the highest elevation of the range. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region) * Allqay * Chawpi Hanka * Chinkana * Kasha In English, kasha usually refers to the pseudocereal buckwheat or its culinary preparations. In Slavic languages, "kasha" means porridge or puree. In some varieties of Eastern European cuisine, ''kasha'' can apply to any kind of cooked grain. I ... * Kuntur Waqanan * Llamt'a * Mit'urahu * Parya * Runtuy * T'uyu Hirka See also * Mit'uqucha * Ninaqucha * Qarwaqucha References Districts of the Department of Huánuco Districts of the Lauricocha province {{Huánuco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quechua Language
Quechua (, ), also called (, 'people's language') in Southern Quechua, is an Indigenous languages of the Americas, indigenous language family that originated in central Peru and thereafter spread to other countries of the Andes. Derived from a common ancestral "Proto-Quechuan language, Proto-Quechua" language, it is today the most widely spoken Pre-Columbian era, pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with the number of speakers estimated at 8–10 million speakers in 2004,Adelaar 2004, pp. 167–168, 255. and just under 7 million from the most recent census data available up to 2011. Approximately 13.9% (3.7 million) of Peruvians speak a Quechua language. Although Quechua began expanding many centuries before the Inca Empire, Incas, that previous expansion also meant that it was the primary language family within the Inca Empire. The Spanish also tolerated its use until the Peruvian War of Independence, Peruvian struggle for independence in the 1780s. As a result, var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Pacific Ocean. Peru is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west, to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country, to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River. Peru has Demographics of Peru, a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At , Peru is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 19th largest country in the world, and the List of South American countries by area, third largest in South America. Pre-Columbian Peru, Peruvian territory was home to Andean civilizations, several cultures during the ancient and medieval periods, and has one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordillera Huayhuash
Huayhuash (possibly from Quechuan languages, Quechua ''waywash'', weasel'','' or ''waywashi'', squirrel) is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash Region, Ancash, Lima Region, Lima and Huánuco Region, Huánuco.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region) Since 2002 it is protected within the Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone. Geography The Huayhuash range is 30 km long north to south and includes seven peaks over 6000 m including Yerupajá, which, at , is the second highest peak in Peru. Another notable peak, Siula Grande, Siula (6,344 m) was made famous by mountaineer Joe Simpson (mountaineer), Joe Simpson in his book ''Touching the Void (book), Touching the Void''. Compared to the neighboring Cordillera Blanca, Huayhuash possesses narrower valleys and higher mountain passes. There are many lesser peaks surrounding those covered by ice, and several passes exceeding 5,000 m. It is necessary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mituraju
Mituraju (possibly from Quechua ''mit'u, mitu'' mud, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow) is a mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón District, and in the Huánuco Region Huánuco (; ) 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 Huánuco. The ..., Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District. Mituraju lies southeast of Rondoy and southwest of Lake Mitucocha.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region) See also * Ninacocha * Carhuacocha References Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Ancash Mountains of the Department of Huánuco {{Huanuco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rondoy
Rondoy (possibly from Quechua ''runtuy'': "to hail" or "to lay an egg") is a mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón District, and in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region) Rondoy lies north of Yerupajá Yerupajá is a mountain of the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. It is located at Áncash, Bolognesi Province, Lauricocha Province. At (other sources: ) it is the second-highest in Peru and the highest in the ... and Jirishanca and southwest of Lake Mitococha. See also * Lake Niñacocha * Lake Carhuacocha * Rasac References Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Ancash Mountains of the Department of Huánuco {{Huanuco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the ending -cocha, from Quechua ''qucha'': lake. * Acucocha * Alcacocha * Arapa * Aricota * Belaunde *Carpa * Chauya * Choclococha * Huacachina * Imiria * Jucumarini * Junin * Quishuar Lakes * Langui Layo * Lagunillas * Lauricocha *Loriscota *Llanganuco Lakes * Marcapomacocha * Mucurca *Palcacocha *Paca * Pacucha * Parinacochas * Parón * Paucarcocha * Pelagatos * Pías * Pomacanchi * Pumacocha * Punrun * Querococha * Conococha * Colorcocha * Rimachi * Salinas *Sandoval * Saracocha * Sausacocha *Sauce * Shegue * Sibinacocha * Suches * Titicaca * Tragadero * Umayo * Orcococha *Valencia * Vizcacha * Huangacocha * Huarmicocha * Huaroncocha * Huascacocha * Huichicocha * Vilacota * Huiñaymarca * Yanawayin * Yanaqucha See also * List of lakes *List of lakes by area *List of lakes by depth *List of lakes by volume References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakes Of 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 the ending -cocha, from Quechua languages, Quechua ''qucha'': lake. *Acucocha (Pasco), Acucocha *Alcacocha (Pasco), Alcacocha *Lake Arapa, Arapa *Lake Aricota, Aricota *Lake Belaunde, Belaunde *Lake Carpa, Carpa *Lake Chauya, Chauya *Lake Choclococha, Choclococha *Huacachina *Lake Imiria, Imiria *Lake Jucumarini, Jucumarini *Lake Junin, Junin *Quishuar Lakes *Lake Langui Layo, Langui Layo *Lake Lagunillas, Lagunillas *Lake Lauricocha, Lauricocha *Loriscota *Llanganuco Lakes *Lake Marcapomacocha, Marcapomacocha *Mucurca Lake, Mucurca *Palcacocha *Lake Paca, Paca *Lake Pacucha, Pacucha *Lake Parinacochas, Parinacochas *Lake Parón, Parón *Lake Paucarcocha, Paucarcocha *Lake Pelagatos, Pelagatos *Lake Pías, Pías *Lake Pomacanchi, Pomacanchi *Pumacocha (Yauli), Pumacocha *Lake Punrun, Punrun *Lake Querococha, Querococha *La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
