Huacshash

Huacshash[1][2] or Huaqshash[3] (possibly from local Quechua waqsa, meaning eye tooth)[4] is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,644 metres (18,517 ft) high.[1][2] It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District.[5] Huacshash lies on a sub-range in the west, south of the Huayllapa River, north of the Pumarinri River and southeast of the villages of Huayllapa and Auquimarca.[2][3]

Huacshash
Huaqshash
Highest point
Elevation5,644 m (18,517 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Peru
Coordinates10°24′50″S 76°58′30″W
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Huacshash
Peru
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huayhuash

References

  1. Neate, Jill (1994). "Peru". Mountaineering in the Andes (PDF). RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre. p. 25. ISBN 0-907649-64-5.
  2. Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú). Huacshah
  3. Díaz, Felipe (2008–2009). Carta Turística. Cordilleras Blanca, Negra, Huayhuash y Callejón de Huaylas.
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)]
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