Rondoy
(possibly from
Quechua
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*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 ...
''runtuy'': "to hail" or "to lay an egg")
[ is a ]Andes
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of Peru
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.Ancash Region
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, 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, and in the Huánuco Region
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, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District.[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)] Rondoy lies north of Yerupajá
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and Jirishanca and southwest of Lake Mitococha.
See also
* Lake Niñacocha
* Lake Carhuacocha
* Rasac
References
Five-thousanders of the Andes
Mountains of the Department of Ancash
Mountains of the Department of Huánuco
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