# Winchus

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**Winchus** ([Quechua](/source/Quechua_language) *winchus, winchu* [hummingbird](/source/Hummingbird),[1][2] also spelled *Guinchos*) is a mountain in the northern part of the [Cordillera Blanca](/source/Cordillera_Blanca) in the [Andes](/source/Andes) of [Peru](/source/Peru) which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,780 ft). It is located in the [Ancash Region](/source/Ancash_Region), [Corongo Province](/source/Corongo_Province), [Cusca District](/source/Cusca_District).[3]

## Sources

1. Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo Province (Ancash Region)

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