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Qayqu (Junín)
Qayqu ( Quechua for a type of hunt,Daniel A. de Lamo, Camélidos Sudamericanos, Ministerio de Agricultura, Buenos Aires, 2011 hispanicized spelling ''Jaico'') is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Junín Region Junín may refer to: Places Argentina * Junín Partido ** Junín, Buenos Aires *** Junín Airport * Junín Department, Mendoza ** Junín, Mendoza * Junín Department, San Luis * Junín de los Andes, Neuquén Colombia * Junín, Cundinamarca * ..., Yauli Province, on the border of the districts of Suitucancha and Yauli. Qayqu lies north of Putka and southeast of Uqhu. References Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Junín {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long and wide (widest between 18th parallel south, 18°S and 20th parallel south, 20°S latitude) and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from south to north through seven South American countries: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depression (geology), depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus—some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, Medellín, Bucaramanga, Sucre, Mérida, Mérida, Mérida, El Alto, and La Paz. The Altiplano, Altiplano Plateau is the world's second highest after the Tibetan Plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paryaqaqa Mountain Range
The Pariacaca mountain range (possibly from Quechua ''parya'' reddish, sparrow, ''qaqa'' rock, Paryaqaqa or Parya Qaqa, a regional deity, a mountain god ( apu)), also called Huarochirí mountain range lies in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, in the provinces of Jauja and Yauli, and in the Lima Region, in the provinces of Huarochirí and Yauyos. It is part of the ''Cordillera Central'' of Peru. Mountains The highest mountain in the range is Pariacaca at . Other peaks are listed below: * Tunshu, * Colquepucro, * Carhuachuco, * Paka, * Suyruqucha, * Huallacancha, * Antachaire, * Nina Ukru, * Pachanqutu, * Paqcha, * Wayllakancha, * Kunkus Yantaq, * Wararayuq, * Tuku Mach'ay, * Putka, * Qayqu, * Tata Qayqu, * Yantayuq, * Chumpi, * Ch'uspi, * Quriwasi, * Uqhu, * Ukhu Qhata, * Wiqu, * Wamanripa, * Kiwyu Waqanan, * Qayqu, * Chhuqu P'ukru, * Parya Chaka, * Kunkus, * Kunkus (Yauli), * ... [...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] |
Junín Region
Junín may refer to: Places Argentina * Junín Partido ** Junín, Buenos Aires *** Junín Airport * Junín Department, Mendoza ** Junín, Mendoza * Junín Department, San Luis * Junín de los Andes, Neuquén Colombia * Junín, Cundinamarca * Junín, Nariño Ecuador * Junín Canton, in Manabí Province Peru * Department of Junín ** Junín Province *** Junín, Peru *** Junín District *** Lake Junin, also known as Chinchayqucha *** Junín National Reserve Venezuela * Junín Municipality, Táchira See also * * * Battle of Junín, during the Peruvian War of Independence in 1824 {{disambiguation, geo ... [...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] |
Suitucancha District
Suitucancha (Hispanicized spelling of the Quechua term Suyt'u Kancha, ''suyt'u'' rectangular, ''kancha'' corral, square, "rectangular corral (or square)") is one of ten districts of the Yauli Province in 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 .... Its seat is Suitucancha. Geography The Paryaqaqa mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Tunshu at . Other mountain are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja and Yauli provinces (Junín Region) See also * Putkaqucha References Districts of the Department of Junín Districts of the Yauli province {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yauli District, Yauli
Yauli District is one of ten districts of the Yauli Province, located in the Department of Junín in the central highlands of Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital'. Retrieved April 11, 2008. The district was created by the Law No. 6468 in November 7, 1847, during the presidency of Ramón Castilla Ramón Castilla y Marquesado (; 31 August 1797 – 30 May 1867) was a Peruvian ''caudillo'' who served as President of Peru three times as well as the Interim President of Peru (Revolution Self-proclaimed President) in 1863. His earliest p .... Geography The Paryaqaqa of Waruchiri mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region) See also * Pumaqucha References Districts of the Department of Junín Districts of the Yauli province {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putka (Junín)
Putka (Jauja Quechua for "muddy", also spelled ''Putca'') is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts of Suitucancha and Yauli, north of Qarwachuku. The largest lake south of Putka is named Putkaqucha Putkaqucha (Quechua ''putka'' muddy (Jauja Quechua), ''qucha'' lake, "muddy lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Putcacocha'') is a mountain in the Waytapallana mountain range in Peru. It is located in the Junín Region Junín may refer to: Place ... (Quechua for "muddy lake", also spelled ''Putcacocha''). One of the small lakes southeast of Putka is named Putkaqucha, too. It lies at . References Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Junín {{Peru-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uqhu (Yauli)
Uqhu (Quechua for swamp, Hispanicized spelling ''Uco'') or Ukhu (Quechua for deep) is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Junín Region Junín may refer to: Places Argentina * Junín Partido ** Junín, Buenos Aires *** Junín Airport * Junín Department, Mendoza ** Junín, Mendoza * Junín Department, San Luis * Junín de los Andes, Neuquén Colombia * Junín, Cundinamarca * ..., Yauli Province, Yauli District. Uqhu lies east of a lake named Wallaqucha ''(Huallacocha)''. References Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Junín {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
