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Chawpi Hanka (Ancash-Huánuco)

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Chawpi Hanka (Ancash-Huánuco)

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Chawpi Hanka (Quechua chawpi central, middle, hanka snowcapped ridge or peak; ice, "central ridge (or peak)", Hispanicized spelling Chaupijanca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15, 748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Huallanca and Huasta, and the Huánuco Region Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District. It lies on a ridge north of the Waywash mountain range.

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