Shacsha,
Shaqsha,
(possibly from
Ancash Quechua
Ancash Quechua, or Huaylay (Waylay), 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 Alfredo Torero).
Classification
The Ancash Que ...
for
jingle bell / a typical dancer of the
Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern 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 ...
),
Huantsán Chico
or Huanchan
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 Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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, about high,
(other sources cite a height of ).
It is situated in the Ancash Region,
Huaraz Province,
Olleros District. Shacsha lies southwest of
Huantsán, west of
Uruashraju and southeast of the town of
Huaraz.
A nearby small lake to the west is also named Shacsha
or Shacshacocha.
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Sketchmap of the area
See also
* Cashan
* Ranrapalca
* Huamashraju
Huamashraju, Wamashraju (possibly from Quechua ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow), Yanahuacra (possibly from Quechua ''yana'' black, waqra horn, "black horn") or Rajo Colta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, ab ...
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Ancash Region
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