Vallunaraju Explained

Vallunaraju
Map:	Peru
Location:	Ancash, Peru
Coordinates:	-9.4222°N -77.4564°W
Elevation M:	5686
Range:	Andes, Cordillera Blanca
First Ascent:	1949, A. and M. Szepessy
Map Size:	240

Vallunaraju^{[1] [2]} or Wallunaraju^[3] (possibly from Ancash Quechua to cut,^[4] wallu earless, someone whose ears are amputated^[5] -na a nominalising suffix, Quechua rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,^[6]) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5686m (18,655feet) high and located in Huaraz Province, Ancash. Vallunaraju lies south west of Ranrapalca and Ocshapalca.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vallunaraju. www.montanasperuanas.com. 2016-06-16.
2. Web site: Nevado Vallunaraju - Peakbagger.com. peakbagger.com. 2016-06-16.
3. Book: Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. 3-937530-05-3.
4. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer/Vocabulario%20comparativo%20Quechua%20ecuator%20Quechua%20ancash%20-%2020%20Oct%2006.PDF Vocabulario comparativo quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino -- castellano - English
5. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): wallu, wallurisqa, wanq'u. - adj. Desorejado, -da. Que tiene la oreja amputada.
6. http://traductor.babylon.com/quechua/a-ingles/rahu/ babylon.com