{{short description|Mountain in Peru}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Araranca | image = | image_caption = | elevation_m = 4800 | elevation_ref = <ref name=escale>escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)</ref> | prominence_m = | prominence_ref = | range = Cordillera Blanca | listing = | location = Peru, Ancash Region | map = Peru | range_coordinates = | map_caption = Peru | map_size = 200 | label_position = right | coordinates = {{coord|9|38|15|S|77|17|57|W|type:mountain_region:PE_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | topo = | type = | age = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }} '''Araranca''' (possibly from Quechua for a little lizard)<ref>{{Ref Laime}}</ref> 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.<ref name=escale/>

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