Tarush Wachanan
| Tarush Wachanan | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of the Cordillera Blanca as seen from the east with Tarush Wachanan in the lower right part of the image | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 9°17′18″S 77°17′33″W / 9.28833°S 77.29250°WCoordinates: 9°17′18″S 77°17′33″W / 9.28833°S 77.29250°W |
| Geography | |
  Tarush Wachanan Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Tarush Wachanan (Ancash Quechua taruka, tarush deer, Quechua wacha birth, to give birth, -na a suffix,[2][3] "where the deer is born", -n a suffix, hispanicized spelling Tarush Huachanan) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 m (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District, and in the Huari Province, Huari District. Tarush Wachanan lies in the Huascarán National Park, northeast of Perlilla.[1]
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region)
- ↑ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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