Huallacancha

{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}

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| name = Huallacancha

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| elevation_m = 5500

| elevation_ref = escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region) (unnamed)

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| range = Andes, Pariacaca

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| location = Peru, Junín Region

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Huallacancha or Huallacanecha{{Cite book|title=Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (24-k)|publisher=IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú)}} (possibly from Quechua walla mountain range, kancha enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses){{Ref Laime}} is a mountain in the Pariacaca mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about {{convert|5500|m|ft|0}} high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, on the border of the districts Suitucancha and Yauli. Huallacancha lies south-east of the mountain Qarwachuku, west of the mountain Ukhu Qhata and north of the mountain Wayllakancha.

Huallacancha is also the name of a valley with an intermittent stream which originates on the east side of the mountain. Its waters flow to the north-east where they meet Mantaro River.

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