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Wayrakancha
Wayrakancha (Quechua ''wayra'' wind, ''kancha'' enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses, Hispanicized spelling ''Huayracancha'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District Chicla District is one of thirty-two districts of the province Huarochirí in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the ....escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region) Wayrakancha lies northwest of Pumaqucha. See also * Putka References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region Mountains of Junín Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ... [...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 Pariacaca, Paria Caca'','' Paryaqaqa, Parya Qaqa, (possibly from Quechua ''parya'' reddish; copper; sparrow, ''qaqa'' rock) or Tullujuto (possibly from Quechua ''tullu'' bone, ''qutu'' heap, "bone heap") is the highest mountain in the Pariacaca ... (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 ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yauli Province
The Yauli Province is one of the nine provinces in Peru that form the Junín Region. It is bordered to the north by the Pasco Region and the Junín Province, to the east by the Tarma Province, to the south by the Jauja Province and to the west by the Lima Region. The population of the province was estimated at 66,093 inhabitants in 2002. The capital of the Yauli Province is La Oroya. Geography The Paryaqaqa and Puwaq Hanka mountain ranges traverse the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Some of the largest lakes of the province are Llaksaqucha, Markapumaqucha, Markaqucha, Pumaqucha, Putkaqucha, P'ukruqucha, Tuqtuqucha, Waqraqucha, Waskhaqucha (Carhuacayan) and Waskhaqucha (Morococha). Political division The Province of Yauli this divided into ten districts: * Chacapalpa ( Chacapalpa) * Huay-Huay ( Huay-Huay) * La Oroya ( La Oroya) * Marcapomacocha ( Marcapomacocha) * Morococha ( Nueva Morococha) * Paccha ( Paccha) * S ... [...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 .... 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 {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicla District
Chicla District is one of thirty-two districts of the province Huarochirí in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region) See also * Tiktiqucha * Yuraqmayu Santa Cruz, (called Yuraqmayu or Yuracma near its end) is a creek in Peru located in Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It is a right tributary of the Santa River. It originates in the Cordillera Blanca southwest of Taulliraju, near ... References {{coord, 11.7050, S, 76.2686, W, source:wikidata, display=title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putka (Lima)
Putka (Jauja Quechua for "muddy", also spelled ''Putca'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is slocated in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District Chicla District is one of thirty-two districts of the province Huarochirí in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the .... Putka lies northwest of Wayrakancha and east of Quñuqp'ukru and the little lake named Putkaqucha (Quechua for "muddy lake", Hispanicized name ''Lago Putca'' or ''Laguna Putca'') which is located at . References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region {{LimaRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuraqqucha (Lima-Junín)
Yuraqqucha (Quechua ''yuraq'' white, ''qucha'' lake, "white lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Yuraccocha'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District. Yuraqqucha lies northwest of a lake named Waqraqucha, the Antikuna mountain pass and the peak of Antikuna. Anta Q'asa, Sillaqaqa Sillaqaqa (Quechua ''silla'' gravel, ''qaqa'' rock, "gravel rock", Hispanicized spelling ''Sillagaga'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima ..., Inka Kancha and Pukaqucha are situated west, southwest and northwest of Yuraqqucha. The mountain is named after a little lake south of it. It lies in the Chicla District at . References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Lima Region Mountains of Junín Region Lakes of Peru Lakes of Lima Region {{LimaRe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S latitude), and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate 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, El Alto and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes. The Andes Mountains are the highest mountain ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
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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 is a Departments of Argentina, Department of San Luis Province, Argentina. With an area of it borders to the west with the Department of Ayacucho Department, San Luis, Ayacucho, to the south with Libertador General San Martín Department, ... * 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] |
Lima Region
The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho. Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Department of Lima; this province is autonomous and not under the jurisdiction of the Regional Government. Geography The department of Lima is bordered by the departments of Ancash on the north, Huánuco, Pasco, and Junín on the east, Huancavelica on the southeast, Ica on the south, and the Pacific Ocean and the Lima Province on the west. The department has a coastal and an Andean zone, and has a great diversity of natural regions: the Coast or ''Chala'' (0 to 500 meters above sea level) up to the ''Janka'' or ''Mountain range'' ( es, Cordillera, over 4800 meters). The predominating regions are the ''Yunga'' (500 to 2300 meters above sea level) and ''Quechua'' (2300 to 3500 meters) Points of interest Lachay National Reserve The L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quechua Language
Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely spoken pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with an estimated 8–10 million speakers as of 2004.Adelaar 2004, pp. 167–168, 255. Approximately 25% (7.7 million) of Peruvians speak a Quechuan language. It is perhaps most widely known for being the main language family of the Inca Empire. The Spanish encouraged its use until the Peruvian struggle for independence of the 1780s. As a result, Quechua variants are still widely spoken today, being the co-official language of many regions and the second most spoken language family in Peru. History Quechua had already expanded across wide ranges of the central Andes long before the expansion of the Inca Empire. The Inca were one among many peoples in present-day Peru who alread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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