Vicos, Mountain summit in Cordillera Blanca, Peru.
Vicos, also called Paccharuri, is a 5,315 m (17,438 ft) summit in the Cordillera Blanca of the Andes, in Marcara District, Carhuaz Province, Ancash Region, Peru. It lies within Huascarán National Park, southwest of Copa and southeast of Lake Lejiacocha. The name Paccharuri may derive from Ancash Quechua words for waterfall and inside.
Vicos, also called Paccharuri, lies in the Cordillera Blanca within Huascarán National Park, southwest of Copa and southeast of Lake Lejiacocha. The summit rises to 5,315 m in the Marcara District of Carhuaz Province, Ancash Region. Its Quechua name may derive from paqtsa (waterfall) and ruri (inside).
The name Vicos is paired in sources with Paccharuri, explained from Ancash Quechua as paqtsa (waterfall) and ruri (inside), a reference to the mountain's setting. The summit stands in Marcara District, Carhuaz Province, within Huascarán National Park, southwest of Copa and southeast of Lake Lejiacocha.
Vicos lies in Huascarán National Park, southwest of Copa and southeast of Lake Lejiacocha, in Marcara District of Carhuaz Province, Ancash. Access is from the Cordillera Blanca side; the summit stands at 5,315 m, so plan for high-altitude conditions. The peak is also known as Paccharuri, from Ancash Quechua words for waterfall and inside.
Vicos is also known as Paccharuri, a name possibly derived from Ancash Quechua words for waterfall and inside. The summit lies within Huascarán National Park, southwest of Copa and southeast of Lake Lejiacocha. The mountain appears on the Peruvian 1:100,000 Huari (19-i) map sheet.
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