Amazonas

→⇒ Ye'kwana: Amasonanña


Huancayo

Borrowed from Wanka Quechua Wankayuq ("(place) with a (sacred) rock").

Huancayo (a city in the central highlands of Peru)


Castilla

→ French: Castille

→ English: Castile

desctree

→ Classical Nahuatl: Caxtillan, castillan, castillã, caxtillan, Castillan, Castillã (obsolete)
→ Kaqchikel: kaxlan

→ Pipil: caztiyah

→ Tagalog: Kastilya

rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines

Inherited from Old Spanish Castiella, based on castiello (“castle”).


Machu Picchu

From Quechua machu (“old, ancient”) + pikchu (“mountain, peak”).

Machu Picchu (ancient Incan city and archaeological site in Peru)


San Pablo

San Pablo (a town, the capital of the province of San Pablo, Cajamarca Region, Peru)

San Pablo (a province of the Cajamarca Region, Peru)

San Pablo (a former leper colony in the Loreto Region, Peru)

San Pablo (a district of Bellavista Province, San Martín Region, Peru)

San Pablo (a district of Canchis Province, Cusco Region, Peru)

Mariscal Ramón Castilla
Mariscal Ramón Castilla#English

San Pablo (a district of Mariscal Ramón Castilla Province, Loreto Region, Peru)

San Pablo (a district of San Pablo Province, Cajamarca Region, Peru)


Trujillo

From the city in Spain, from Arabic تُرْجَالَة (turjāla), from Latin Turgalium.

one of several cities, districts, and provinces, mostly in Spanish-speaking countries:

a city, the provincial capital of Trujillo, Peru


Cusco

a city, the provincial capital of Cusco, Peru


Puno

administrative region
administrative region

Puno (a city, province, department, and administrative region in southeastern Peru)


Arequipa

a city, the provincial capital of Arequipa, Peru


Ica

→ Russian: И́ка (Íka)

a city, the provincial capital of Ica, Peru


Callao

English: Callao

From callao (“stone pebble beach”). Most places in Spain, South America and the United States are named after the Callao in Peru.

a town and port in Callao, Callao, in the central west of Peru, near Lima

a province of Callao, Peru, whose capital is Callao

a region of Peru, containing only the province of Callao


Rímac

English: Rimac

desc

→ Chinese: 里馬克 (Lǐmǎkè) (transliteration)

From Quechua rimaq. Doublet of Lima, an older borrowing.


Tarapacá

(historical) a province of Peru, ceded to Chile in 1883


Ucayali

Latin: ucayalēnsis

a river in Peru, a major source of the Amazon


Huancavelica

a city in Peru, capital of the department of the same name


Tumbes

a city, the provincial capital of Tumbes, Peru


San Román

Named after Miguel de San Román, 14th president of Peru.


Talara

a city, the provincial capital of Talara, Peru and the westernmost city in mainland South America


Bolognesi

places named for Francisco Bolognesi
a province of Ancash, Peru

places named for Francisco Bolognesi
a district of Pallasca, Ancash, Peru


Huanta

a town, the provincial capital of Huanta, Peru


Canta

a town, the provincial capital of Canta, Peru


Cangallo

a town, the provincial capital of Cangallo, Peru


Palpa

a town, the provincial capital of Palpa, Peru


Ilave

a city, the district capital of Ilave district, El Collao province, Peru


Paita

a city, the provincial capital of Paita, Peru


Chachapoyas

a city, the provincial capital of Chachapoyas, Peru


La Esperanza

a district of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru


Chepén

a city, the provincial capital of Chepén, Peru


Pacasmayo

a city, the provincial capital of Pacasmayo, Peru


Camaná

a city, the provincial capital of Camaná, Peru


Pisco

a city, the provincial capital of Pisco, Peru


Dos de Mayo

Literally, “Second of May”. Named in honor of the Battle of Callao on May 2, 1866.


Chinchero

[t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃe.ɾo]


Huallaga

a river in Peru, a tributary of the Marañón.


Ambo

From Peruvian Spanish Aambo, from Quechua Ampuq.


Chincha

[ˈt͡ʃĩnʲ.t͡ʃa]


Yunguyo

[ɟ͡ʝũŋˈɡu.ʝo]

[ɟ͡ʝũŋˈɡu.ʝo]


Anta

Perhaps from Quechua; compare anta (“copper”). Also compare Andes.


Marañón

Uncertain. Possibly from Old Tupi, meaning "running sea", or an augmentative of mar (“sea”). The word was first used to refer to the Amazon River.

a river in Peru, a tributary of the Amazon.


Huamanga

Borrowed from Classical Quechua Wamanqa (“(the place of) weaving”).


Cutervo

a city, the provincial capital of Cajamarca, Peru


Ango

Quechua [Term?] (“tendon, nerve, slim, elastic, flexible”)

bor

Anku (an archaeological site in the Tantamayo District, Huamalíes Province, Department of Huánuco, Peru, declared a National Cultural Heritage site on the 18th of June 2002)


Paracas

→ English: Paracas

the capital city of Paracas district, Pisco, Ica, Peru

Distrito de Paracas
Distrito de Paracas#English

a district of Pisco, Ica, Peru; in full, Distrito de Paracas

Península de Paracas
Península de Paracas#English

a peninsula in Pisco Province, Ica Region, Peru, in the Pacific Ocean; in full, Península de Paracas

Bahía de Paracas
Bahía de Paracas#English

a bay of Pisco Province, Ica Region, Peru, on the Pacific Ocean; in full, Bahía de Paracas