| Huayhuash | |
|---|---|
 View of the range with Yerupajá in the center | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Yerupajá |
| Elevation | 6,635 m (21,768 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) N-S |
| Geography | |
  Huayhuash | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Áncash, Huánuco, Lima |
| Range coordinates | 10°18′S 76°54′W / 10.3°S 76.9°W |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Geology | |
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Huayhuash[1][2][3] (possibly from Quechua waywash, weasel,[4] or waywashi, squirrel)[5] is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco.[6] Since 2002 it is protected within the Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone.[7]
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:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: achuqalla. - s. Zool. (Mustela frenata Lich.) Comadreja. Mamífero mustélido, semiplantígrado, cuerpo sumamente flexible. SINÓN: ... Pe.Anc: Caj: waywash, mashallu.
- ^ "Ardilla en Quechua, traducción, Español-Quechua Diccionario". Glosbe. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
- ^ "Cordillera Huayhuash - Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado". www.sernanp.gob.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-09-22.