Paqtsaruri

Paqtsaruri
Wikus

Aerial view of the Cordillera Blanca as seen from the east with Paqtsaruri in the upper part of the image (center-right)
Highest point
Elevation 5,315 m (17,438 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°17′34″S 77°29′13″W / 9.29278°S 77.48694°W / -9.29278; -77.48694Coordinates: 9°17′34″S 77°29′13″W / 9.29278°S 77.48694°W / -9.29278; -77.48694
Geography
Paqtsaruri

Peru

Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent 1952 Alberto Morales Arnap, A. Gamarra, J. Mariategui, J. Torres, L. Vidal[2]

Paqtsaruri (Ancash Quechua paqtsa waterfall, ruri inside; valley or little river,[3][4] also spelled Paccharuri), also known as Wikus (Vicos)[5] is a 5,315 m (17,438 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Marcara District.[6] Paqtsaruri lies in the Huascarán National Park, southwest of Qupa and southeast of a lake named Llikllaqucha.

References

  1. ↑ "Nevado Vicos". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nevado Paccharuri". mincetur. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
  4. ↑ Rubén Alejandro Mejía Méndez, Toponimia del Distrito de Yaután, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, 2007
  5. ↑ "Vicos 5315 m". montanasperuanas.com. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carhuaz Province (Ancash Region)

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