Santa Cruz, (called Yuraqmayu or Yuracma near its end) is a creek in
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 ...
Ancash
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, an ...
. It is a right tributary of the
Santa
Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christma ...
River.
It originates 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 ...
southwest of
Taulliraju
Taulliraju (possibly from Quechua ''tawlli'' a kind of legume, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow,babylon.com ...
, near a lake named Tawlliqucha. It flows from northeast to southwest through lakes Jatuncocha and
Ichiccocha
Lake Ichiccocha (possibly from Ancash Quechua ''ichik'' small, little, few,Pucajirca,
Quitaraju
Quitaraju or Kitaraju (possibly from Ancash Quechua ''kita'' dam, Quechua language, Quechua ''rahu'' snow, ice) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa ...
Sintiru
Sentilo (possibly Quechua language, Quechua for peccary) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District, Ancash, Santa Cruz District. Sentilo lies at the Punta ...
,
Artesonraju
Artesonraju is a Pyramidal peak, pyramidal mountain peak located near the city of Caraz in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is located at the Peruvian province of Huaylas Province, Huaylas and its slopes are within ...
and
Caraz
Caraz is a town in the Caraz District in the southeastern part of Huaylas Province of the Ancash Region in Peru.
Political Creation
Recent investigations suggest that its political creation happened on 12 February 1821 when General San Mart ...
in the south. Southwest of Santa Cruz, near the village of Cashapampa, it turns to the northwest and then joins the Santa River near the villages of Colcas and Pacamayo, 140 km before the Santa River reaches the
Pacific Ocean
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.
The toponymy Yuraqmayu is of
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 ...
Los Cedros Creek
Los Cedros Creek (''Quebrada Los Cedros'' in Spanish) is a stream in Peru located in Huaylas Province, Ancash. It is a right tributary of the Santa River which flows to the Pacific Ocean.
It originates west of mount Alpamayo and runs mainly to t ...