Ancash
Yungay Province
Yungay District

Caranche

Caranche is a locality in , , and has an elevation of 2,491 metres. Caranche is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yungay and Caraz.

Town
Photo: Fmendez46, Public domain.
, also known as Nuevo, is a town in the Ancash Region in north central , . is situated 4½ km south of Caranche.

Photo: Inti Runa Viajero, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in the in the southeastern part of Huaylas Province of the Ancash Region in .

Village
The 1962 Landslide was a deadly debris avalanche that affected the , alongside the river Santa, near , the highest mountain in Peru. is situated 9 km southeast of Caranche.

Caranche

Latitude
-9.09917° or 9° 5′ 57″ south
Longitude
-77.75556° or 77° 45′ 20″ west
Elevation
2,491 metres (8,173 feet)
Open location code
6724W62V+8Q
Geo­Names ID
6380113
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