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Shacsha
Shaqsha, Huanchan, Huantsán Chico
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Shacsha mountain from Olleros
Highest point
Elevation 5,703 m (18,711 ft)
Geography
Shacsha is located in Peru
Shacsha
Shacsha
Location in Peru
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Shacsha, Shaqsha, (possibly from Ancash Quechua for jingle bell / a typical dancer of the Ancash Region), Huantsán Chico or Huanchan is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,703 metres (18,711 ft) high, (other sources cite a height of 5,632 metres (18,478 ft)). It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Shacsha lies southwest of Huantsán, west of Uruashraju and southeast of the town of Huaraz.

A nearby small lake to the west is also named Shacsha or Shacshacocha.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Shacsha (montaña) para niños

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