Mituraju (possibly from

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...

''mit'u, mitu'' mud, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow) is a mountain in the 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 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 ...

. 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 ...

Pacllón District Pacllón is a district of the province of Bolognesi, in the Ancash Region of Peru. The town is within a day's walk from Chiquián. Many of the arrierros (donkey owners) that work in Waywash live here. Donkeys can be obtained here. The town is als ...

, and in the

Huánuco Region Huánuco (; ) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The ...

, Lauricocha Province,

Queropalca District Queropalca District is one of seven districts of the province Lauricocha in Peru. Geography The Waywash mountain range traverses the district. The highest peak of the district is Yerupaja at which is also the highest elevation of the range. ...

. Mituraju lies southeast of

Rondoy Rondoy (possibly from Quechua ''runtuy'': "to hail" or "to lay an egg") is a mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón District, and in the Hu� ...

and southwest of Lake Mitucocha.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)

References

Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Ancash Mountains of the Department of Huánuco {{Huanuco-geo-stub

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