The Huallanca mountain range (possibly from

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, ''wallanka'' mountain range; a cactus plant (''Opuntia subulata''); also called Chaupi Janca or Shicra Shicra (possibly from Quechua ''sikra'' woven basket) lies in the

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. It is located in the

Ancash Region Ancash (; ) is a department and region in western 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 is the city of Huaraz, ...

Bolognesi Province Bolognesi is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru. Overview The province originally was part of the province of Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo (part of Lima Region since 1916) until 1903, when it was split off and named after Col. Fran ...

. The Huallanca mountain range is a small range southeast of the

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and north of the

Huayhuash Huayhuash (possibly from Quechua ''waywash'', weasel'','' or ''waywashi'', squirrel) is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Prov ...

mountain range extending between 9°52' and 10°03'S and 76°58' and 77°04'W for about 19 km in a northeasterly direction. East of the town of Aquia there is a small range called Huaman Hueque (possibly from Quechua ''waman''

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, ''wiqi'' tear). It is sometimes considered a sub-range of the Huallanca range. The Huaman Hueque range is dominated by

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Mountains

The highest peak in the range is Huallanca at . The main peaks are listed below: * Chaupijanca, * Chuspi, *

, *

Kuntur Wayi Kuntur Wayi or Kuntur Wayin ( Quechua ''kuntur'' condor, Ancash Quechua ''wayi'' house, "condor house", also spelled ''Condorhuayi, Condor-Huain'') is a mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash ...

, * Minapata, * Qawi, * Tankan, * Tancancocha, *

Tawqan Tawqan (Quechua ''tawqa'' heap, pile, ''-n'' a suffix, Hispanicized spelling ''Taucán'') is a mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately . It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognes ...

Lakes

There are numerous mostly small lakes along the range. Some of them on the western side are Tankanqucha, Yanaqucha, Kallapuyuq and Quntayqucha (from north to south). East the range there are Quntayqucha, Suyruqucha,

Tankanqucha Tancancocha (possibly from Quechua ''tanka'' fork, a deep bifurcation, ''-n'' a suffix, ''qucha'' lake, "lake of the bifurcation") is a mountain in the north of the Huallanca mountain range in the Andes of Peru at a small lake of that name. The ...

, Awasqucha, Tawqanqucha, Asulqucha, Pampaqucha and Susuqucha.

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Mountain ranges of Peru Mountain ranges of the Department of Ancash {{Ancash-geo-stub