Paccharaju[1][2] (possibly from Ancash Quechua paqtsa waterfall, rahu snow mountain,[3][4] "waterfall snow peak") is a mountain of 5,744 m (18,845 ft)[1] (or 5,749 m (18,862 ft))[5] of elevation in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.

In other maps it is shown as comprising two peaks: Rocotuyo[5] (possibly from Quechua rukutu, ruqutu a plant (Capsicum pubescens), -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[6][7] "the one with the rukutu") of 5,749 m (18,862 ft)[5] and Rayococha[5] (or Bayoraju)[8] of 5,460 m (17,913 ft).

[5][8] It is located between the provinces of Asunción Province and Carhuaz, in Ancash; southwest of mount Tarush Kancha, inside Huascarán National Park.

Rocotuyo[5] (also named Paccharuri)[1] is a lake at 9°16′53″S 77°27′12″W / 9.28139°S 77.45333°W / -9.28139; -77.45333 south of the mountain.

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