Vicos

Vicos
Paccharuri
Aerial view of the Cordillera Blanca as seen from the east with Paccharuri in the upper part of the image (center-right)
Highest point
Elevation5,315 m (17,438 ft)
Coordinates9°17′34″S 77°29′13″W / 9.29278°S 77.48694°W / -9.29278; -77.48694
Geography
Vicos is located in Peru
Vicos
Vicos
Location within Peru
LocationAncash, Peru
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent1952 Alberto Morales Arnap, A. Gamarra, J. Mariategui, J. Torres, L. Vidal

Vicos or Paccharuri (possibly from Ancash Quechua paqtsa waterfall, ruri inside; valley or little river) is a 5,315 m (17,438 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Marcara District. Paccharuri lies in the Huascarán National Park, southwest of Copa and southeast of Lake Lejiacocha.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. 1 2 "Nevado Paccharuri". Inventario Turistico del Perú. MINCETUR. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  3. ↑ "Vicos". www.montanasperuanas.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  4. ↑ Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 78. ISBN 9780953608720.
  5. 1 2 Díaz, Felipe (2008–2009). Carta Turística. Cordilleras Blanca, Negra, Huayhuash y Callejón de Huaylas.
  6. ↑ Neate, Jill (1994). "Peru". Mountaineering in the Andes (PDF). RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre. ISBN 0-907649-64-5.
  7. ↑ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
  8. ↑ Rubén Alejandro Mejía Méndez, Toponimia del Distrito de Yaután, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, 2007
  9. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carhuaz Province (Ancash Region)