Churup
or Tsurup
(possibly from
Ancash Quechua
Ancash Quechua, or Huaylay (Waylay), is a Quechua variety spoken in the Peruvian department of Ancash by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like Wanka Quechua, it belongs to Quechua I (according to Alfredo Torero).
Classification
The Ancash Quech ...
) is a mountain in the
Cordillera Blanca in the
Andes of
Peru, about high.
It is situated in the
Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern 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 i ...
,
Huaraz Province,
Independencia District, north-east of
Huaraz.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) showing Churup labelled "Nevado Huamanrripa"] Churup is situated south of the mountain
Ranrapalca, between the
Rima Rima in the north-west and Collapaco and
Huamashraju
Huamashraju, Wamashraju (possibly from Quechua ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow), Yanahuacra (possibly from Quechua ''yana'' black, waqra horn, "black horn") or Rajo Colta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, ab ...
in the south-east, at the entrance to the
Quilcayhuanca
Quilcayhuanca (possibly from Quechua ''qillqay'' to write, ''wank'a'' rock, possibly "rock with inscriptions"), Quillcay, Quilcay or Qelkaywanka is a river in the Ancash Region in Peru. valley. Lake Churup lies at the foot of the mountain.
Gallery
File:Plaza de armas de Huaraz.jpg, Ranrapalca (in the distance), Rima Rima, Churup (middle, left), Collapaco and Huamashraju as seen from Huaraz
File:Huaraz - Laguna Churup 1.JPG, Churup Lake at the foot of the mountain
File:ColiseoCerradoHuaraz.JPG, The mountains Rima Rima and Churup as seen from Huaraz
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Ancash Region
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