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Alpamayo

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Alpamayo (possibly from Quechua allpa earth, mayu river, "earth river") or Shuyturaju (possibly from Ancash Quechua huytu, shuytu oblong, slim and long, Quechua rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow) is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian Andes. [1]

14 relations: Ancash Quechua, Andes, Artesonraju, Áncash Region, Claude Kogan, Cordillera Blanca, Crampons, Himalayas, Huandoy, Huascarán, Ice climbing, Los Cedros Creek, Peru, Quechuan languages.

Ancash Quechua

Ancash Quechua, or Huaylay, is a Quechua variety, spoken in the department of Ancash by approximately 1,000,000 people.

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Andes

The Andes or Andean Mountains (Cordillera de los Andes) are the longest continental mountain range in the world.

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Artesonraju

Artesonraju is a mountain peak located near the city of Caraz in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes.

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Áncash Region

Ancash (Anqash) (Áncash) is a region of northern Peru.

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Claude Kogan

Claude Kogan (1919–1959) was a pioneering French mountaineer who, after climbing a number of peaks in South America, turned to the Himalayas.

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Cordillera Blanca

The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction.

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Crampons

A crampon is a traction device that is attached to footwear to improve mobility on snow and ice during ice climbing.

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Himalayas

The Himalayas, or Himalaya, form a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

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Huandoy

Huandoy (probably from Quechua wantuy, to transfer, to transpose, to carry, to carry a heavy load) or Tullparaju (possibly from Quechua tullpa rustic cooking-fire, stove, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow) is a mountain located inside Huascarán National Park in Ancash, Peru.

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Huascarán

Huascarán is a mountain in the Peruvian province of Yungay (Ancash Region), situated in the Cordillera Blanca range of the western Andes.

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Ice climbing

Ice climbing is the activity of ascending inclined ice formations.

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Los Cedros Creek

Los Cedros Creek (Quebrada Los Cedros in Spanish) is a stream in Peru located in Huaylas Province, Ancash.

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Peru

Peru (Perú; Piruw Republika; Piruw Suyu), officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America.

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Quechuan languages

Quechua, usually called Runasimi ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Andes and highlands of South America.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpamayo

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