A huaico or huayco (from the Quechua wayqu, meaning "depth, valley") is an Andean term for the mudslide and flash flood caused by torrential rains occurring high in the mountains, especially during the weather phenomenon known as El Niño.

2024年10月25日 · Huayco is an Andean term that primarily describes the flash flooding and accompanying mudslides that occur in the Peruvian region of South America due to heavy torrential rains. It originates high in Peru's mountainous regions and is closely related to the weather produced by the El Niño phenomenon.

2018年1月25日 · A huayco is defined as a flash flood that’s has been brought about by heavy rainfall occurring in the higher regions of a mountain, particularly during the El Nino (a weather occurrence). A flash flood refers to speedy flooding of areas with low altitudes such as rivers, dry lakes, basins, and washes.

The huayco tinamou (Rhynchotus maculicollis), also known as waypu [3] [4] (also spelled guaipo, huaipo, guaypo, waypo, a name which is also applied for other Tinamidae species [3]), is a species of bird found on grassy mountain ridges in the Andes of Bolivia and Argentina.

A huaico or huayco (from the Quechua wayqu, meaning "depth, valley") is an Andean term for the mudslide and flash flood caused by torrential rains occurring high in the mountains, especially during the weather phenomenon known as El Niño.

2023年9月1日 · Huaycos, characterized by their swift hydrodynamic response to intense precipitation, yield substantial short-duration flows. Capturing and utilizing these episodic waters can be essential in...

El fenómeno natural que a estas alturas ya todos conocemos como huaico, ha dejado a casi todo el Perú en estado de emergencia. 62,642 damnificados, 115,748 viviendas afectadas, 62 personas fallecidas, 170 heridas y 11 desaparecidos. …

Los corrimientos de tierra en el Perú, llamados huaicos o huaycos localmente, existen con características particulares causados por eventos climatológicos, en especial durante el fenómeno del Niño. [1] .

Los huaycos, huaicos o lloclla, que en idioma quechua significa quebrada, son aluviones y corrimientos de tierra comunes en Perú, que generan un desplazamiento violento de una gran masa de agua turbia, barro, lodo y piedras. Se tratan de fenómenos geológicos que viajan con un gran poder destructivo.

Huaico o huayco (del quechua wayqu, que significa 'profundidad, valle') es un término andino que designa los aludes de lodo y las inundaciones repentinas causadas por lluvias torrenciales que ocurren en las alturas de las montañas, especialmente durante el fenómeno meteorológico conocido como El Niño.