Cuncush (

Ancash Quechua Ancash Quechua ( , or less often ), also Huaylay or Waylay in linguistic terminology, 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 ...

for ''

Puya raimondii ''Puya raimondii'', also known as the Queen of the Andes ( English), titanka and ilakuash ( Quechua) or puya de Raimondi ( Spanish), is the largest species of bromeliad, its inflorescences reaching up to in height. It is native to the high Ande ...

'')Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish is a mountain in the southern part of the

Cordillera Blanca The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...

in the

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 ...

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 ...

, about high. It is situated 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, ...

, Recuay Province,

Catac District Catac District is one of ten districts of the Recuay Province in Peru. Its seat is Catac. Geography The southern part of the Cordillera Blanca The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the ...

. Cuncush lies southwest of

Mururaju Mururaju, Murrorajo or Pongos Sur is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District and in the Recuay Province, Catac District.escale.mined ...

and northwest of Pukarahu.

References

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