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Ccarhuarazo (Ayacucho)

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Ccarhuarazo (Ayacucho)

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Ccarhuarazo (possibly from Quechua, qarwa leaf worm, larva of a beetle, pale, yellowish, golden, Ancash Quechua rasu snow, ice, mountain with snow, Hispanicized spellings Carhuaraso, Carhuarasu, Carhuarazo, Ccarhuaraso, Ccarhuarasu, Ccarhuarazo, Qarwarazo) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 5,112 m (16, 772 ft) high. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Chipao District as well as in the Sucre Province, Soras District.

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