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Quinuajirca

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Location
  
Peru, Ancash Region

Ranges
  
Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Elevation
  
4,400 m

Quinuajirca

Parent range
  
Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Quinuajirca or Kinwa Hirka (Quechua kinwa Chenopodium quinoa, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain, "quinoa mountain", also spelled Quinuajirca) is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huari District. Quinuajirca lies at the Rurichinchay valley, northeast of the peak of Chinchey.

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Quinuajirca Wikipedia