Paccharaju
Sign in to savePaccharaju (possibly from Ancash Quechua paqtsa waterfall, rahu snow mountain, "waterfall snow peak") is a mountain of (or ) of elevation in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. In other maps it is shown as comprising two peaks: Rocotuyo (possibly from Quechua rukutu, ruqutu a plant (Capsicum pubescens), -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the rukutu") of and Rayococha (or Bayoraju) of . It is located between the provinces of Asunción Province and Carhuaz, in Ancash; southwest of mount Tarush Kancha, inside Huascarán National Park.
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Paccharaju (possibly from Ancash Quechua paqtsa waterfall, rahu snow mountain, "waterfall snow peak") is a mountain of (or ) of elevation in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. In other maps it is shown as comprising two peaks: Rocotuyo (possibly from Quechua rukutu, ruqutu a plant (Capsicum pubescens), -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the rukutu") of and Rayococha (or Bayoraju) of . It is located between the provinces of Asunción Province and Carhuaz, in Ancash; southwest of mount Tarush Kancha, inside Huascarán National Park.
Rocotuyo (also named Paccharuri) is a lake at south of the mountain.
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