Oquehuaico-is a village in the Department of Moquegua in Peru. This name is derived from the phrase kech-hua " ogh-ghe huay-gho " that means " avalanche of whitish, grey ". " Ogh-ghe " kech-hua is an adjective indicating that color. And " huay-gho " It is a noun that is known to the worm of Earth, which emerges from the ground when it rains. With this same noun refers to avalanches. For this reason nowadays known avalanches as huaicos.