Araranca

{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}

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| name = Araranca

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| elevation_m = 4800

| elevation_ref = escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)

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| range = Cordillera Blanca

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| location = Peru, Ancash Region

| map = Peru

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| map_size = 200

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| coordinates = {{coord|9|38|15|S|77|17|57|W|type:mountain_region:PE_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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Araranca (possibly from Quechua for a little lizard){{Ref Laime}} is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about {{convert|4800|m|ft|0}} high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Araranca lies southwest of Tuctu and northwest of Yanaraju. It lies north of the Araranca valley.