Ararankha

Ararankha
Ararankha

Peru

Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Range Cordillera Blanca
Coordinates 9°38′15″S 77°17′57″W / 9.63750°S 77.29917°WCoordinates: 9°38′15″S 77°17′57″W / 9.63750°S 77.29917°W

Ararankha (Quechua for a little lizard,[2] hispanicized spelling Araranca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Ararankha lies southwest of Tuqtu and northwest of Yanarahu. It lies north of the Ararankha valley.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)