Huacshash | |
Map: | Peru |
Location: | Peru, Lima Region |
Coordinates: | -10.4139°N -76.975°W |
Elevation M: | 5644 |
Listing: | List of mountains in Peru |
Language: | Quechua |
Other Name: | Huaqshash |
Map Size: | 200 |
Huacshash[1] [2] or Huaqshash[3] (possibly from local Quechua waqsa, meaning eye tooth) is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5644m (18,517feet) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Huacshash lies on a sub-range in the west, south of the Huayllapa River, north of the Pumarinri River and southeast of the villages of Huayllapa and Auquimarca.