Tarush Huachanan

Tarush Huachanan

Aerial view of the Cordillera Blanca as seen from the east with Tarush Huachanan in the lower right part of the image
Highest point
Elevation 5,205 m (17,077 ft)
Coordinates 9°17′18″S 77°17′33″W / 9.28833°S 77.29250°W / -9.28833; -77.29250Coordinates: 9°17′18″S 77°17′33″W / 9.28833°S 77.29250°W / -9.28833; -77.29250
Geography
Tarush Huachanan

Peru

Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Tarush Huachanan[1][2] (possibly from Ancash Quechua taruka, tarush deer, Quechua wacha birth, to give birth, -na a suffix,[3][4] "where the deer is born", -n a suffix) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, 5,205 m (17,077 ft) high.[1] It is situated in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District, and in the Huari Province, Huari District. Tarush Huachanan lies in the Huascarán National Park, northeast of Perlilla.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
  2. ↑ Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ↑ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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