Quilcayhuanca

Quilcayhuanca[1][2] (possibly from Quechua qillqay to write, wank'a rock,[3] possibly "rock with inscriptions"), Quillcay,[4] Quilcay[5][6] or Qelkaywanka[7] is a river in the Ancash Region in Peru.[1] It is a right affluent of the Santa River.[2]

Quilcayhuanca
Quilcay River in Huaraz
EtymologyQuechua
Location
CountryPeru
RegionAncash Region
Physical characteristics
MouthSanta River

The river originates in the Cordillera Blanca west of Tullparaju near the lake Tullpaqucha. Its direction is to the southwest. It flows along the border of the districts Independencia and Huaraz in the Huaraz Province. From the point of the confluence with the Paria River in the east of the town Huaraz it receives the name Quillcay.[4] Now canalized, the river crosses the town from east to west along the border of the suburb El Centenario, until emptying into Santa River in the west side of town.[4]

The Quilcayhuanca valley is located inside Huascarán National Park. It is one of the tourist attractions of the Huaraz Province with views of snow-capped mountains (like Andavite, Churup, Pucaranra, Chinchey and Tullparaju) and visits to glacial lakes and rock paintings.[1]

References
  1. mincetur.gob.pe Quebrada Quilcayhuanca
  2. Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Chacón, Néstor; Jacay, Javier; Moreno, Iván (2005). "Procesos Geodinámicos en el área del Río Quillcay, Huaraz, Ancash" (PDF). Revista del Instituto de Investigación FIGMMG (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. 8 (16): 22–28. ISSN 1561-0888. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. Díaz, Felipe (2008–2009). Carta Turística. Cordilleras Blanca, Negra, Huayhuash y Callejón de Huaylas.
  6. Carey, Mark (2010). In the Shadow of Melting Glaciers: Climate Change and Andean Society. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195396072.
  7. Ricker, John (1977). Yuraq Janka: A Guide to the Peruvian Andes. The Mountaineers Books.


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