Allpamayu_(Ancash)

Los Cedros Creek

Los Cedros Creek

River in Peru

Los Cedros[1][2] Creek (Quebrada Los Cedros[1][2] in Spanish) is a stream in Peru located in Huaylas Province, Ancash. It is a right tributary of the Santa River which flows to the Pacific Ocean.[1][2]

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It originates west of mount Alpamayo[1][2] and runs mainly to the west until its confluence with the Santa River near the village of Los Cedros.[1][2]

The upstream section receives the name Alpamayo (possibly from Quechua allpa earth, mayu river,[3] "earth river").[1][2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú). Quebrada Los Cedros
  2. [2]
    Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  3. [3]
    Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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