Huashao
Huashao is a village in Yungay District, Yungay Province, Ancash and has an elevation of 3,218 metres. Huashao is situated nearby to the hamlet Humacchuco, as well as near Cayepampa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yungay and Ranrahirca.
Yungay
Town
Photo: Fmendez46, Public domain.
Yungay, also known as Yungay Nuevo, is a town in the Ancash Region in north central Peru, South America. Yungay is situated 5 km west of Huashao.
Ranrahirca
Village
The 1962 Ranrahirca Landslide was a deadly debris avalanche that affected the Ranrahirca District, alongside the river Santa, near Huascarán, the highest mountain in Peru. Ranrahirca is situated 6 km southwest of Huashao.
Huashao
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Yungay District, Yungay Province, Ancash, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-9.1285° or 9° 7′ 43″ southLongitude
-77.70072° or 77° 42′ 3″ westElevation
3,218 metres (10,558 feet)Open location code
6724V7CX+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 3797445712OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6380641
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