Uruashraju

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Uruashraju
Verdecocha
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Uruashraju
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,722 m (18,773 ft)
Coordinates 9°34′39″S77°18′44″W / 9.57750°S 77.31222°W / -9.57750; -77.31222 Coordinates: 9°34′39″S77°18′44″W / 9.57750°S 77.31222°W / -9.57750; -77.31222  
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes
Climbing
First ascent 1-1966 via W. ridge, S. buttress: S. ridge-1975: N.W. face-1982. [1]

Uruashraju [2] [3] (possibly from the regional Quechua spelling, urwa infertile, sterile; corn plant without corncob used as fodder, [4] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow) [5] or Verdecocha [6] (possibly from Spanish verde green, Quechua qucha lake, "green lake") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca of the Andes of Peru, about 5,722 metres (18,773 ft) high. [2] [6] It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, and in the Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. [7] Uruashraju lies south of Huantsán, east of Cashán and Shacsha, and southeast of Lake Tararhua [2] (Lake Verdecocha). [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  2. 1 2 3 Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN   3-937530-05-3.
  3. ↑ "Uruashraju Chico - El nevado Pumahuacanca". andesinfo. Retrieved March 16, 2015. (including a sketch map)
  4. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. ↑ "babylon.com". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  6. 1 2 3 Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  7. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region) showing Urwashrahu labelled Cerro Verdecocha


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