Los Cedros Creek

Los Cedros
Quebrada de los Cedros
Los Cedros Creek is located in Peru
Los Cedros Creek
EtymologySpanish
Location
CountryPeru
RegionAncash Region
Physical characteristics
MouthSanta River

Los Cedros[1][2] Creek (Quebrada Los Cedros[1][2] in Spanish) is a stream in Peru located in Huaylas Province, Ancash. It is a right tributary of the Santa River which flows to the Pacific Ocean.[1][2]

It originates west of mount Alpamayo[1][2] and runs mainly to the west until its confluence with the Santa River near the village of Los Cedros.[1][2]

The upstream section receives the name Alpamayo (possibly from Quechua allpa earth, mayu river,[3] "earth river").[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú). Quebrada Los Cedros
  2. ^ a b c d e f Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)