Carhuascanchaescale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) (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 ...

''qarwa'' yellowish / golden / pale / leaf worm, larva of a beetle, ''kancha'' enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses) or Tumarinaraju is a mountain in 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 ...

with an elevation of or above sea level. 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, ...

, Huari Province,

Huantar District Huantar District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru. Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.86%) learnt ...

, and in the Huaraz Province,

Huaraz District Huaraz District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography The Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra ...

. Carhuascancha lies north-west of

Huantsán Huantsán, Huantsan (modern Quechua orthography: Wantsan) or Tunsho is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ancash Region and is part of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, a sub-range of the Andes. It has four peaks, with a maxim ...

. The Carhuascancha River originates east of the mountain and flows eastwards.

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Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Ancash Glaciers of Peru {{Ancash-geo-stub