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Contrahierbas

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Contrahierbas, also called Yanarraju (possibly from Quechua yana black, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow) or Ruricocha (possibly from Quechua ruri inside, Ancash Quechua ruri interior; inside; deep; valley or little river; qucha lake), is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Ancash Region in the provinces Asunción, Carhuaz and Yungay. Contrahierbas is located inside Huascarán National Park, northeast of Hualcán.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Contrahierbas
Mountain.photo
Contrayerbas.JPG
Mountain.map
Peru
Mountain.map_caption
Peru
Mountain.location
Ancash, Peru
Mountain.elevation_m
5954
Mountain.range
Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Mountain.other_name
Yanarraju, Ruricocha
Mountain.map_size
240

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
mountain
Country
Peru
Continent
Americas
Elevation
6036
Image
Contrayerbas.JPG
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mountain range
Andes
Commons category
Contrahierbas
located in protected area
Huascarán National Park
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Contrahierbas, also called Yanarraju (possibly from Quechua yana black, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow) or Ruricocha (possibly from Quechua ruri inside, Ancash Quechua ruri interior; inside; deep; valley or little river; qucha lake), is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Ancash Region in the provinces Asunción, Carhuaz and Yungay. Contrahierbas is located inside Huascarán National Park, northeast of Hualcán.

== See also == Quishuar (archaeological site) Huacramarca Yanarraju Lake

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Contrahierbas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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