Chawpi Hanka (Ancash-Huánuco)

For the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Chawpi Hanka.
Chawpi Hanka
Chawpi Hanka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°07′09″S 76°54′58″W / 10.11917°S 76.91611°W / -10.11917; -76.91611Coordinates: 10°07′09″S 76°54′58″W / 10.11917°S 76.91611°W / -10.11917; -76.91611
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash, Huánuco Region
Parent range Andes

Chawpi Hanka (Quechua chawpi central, middle, hanka snowcapped ridge or peak; ice,[2][3][4] "central ridge (or peak)", hispanicized spelling Chaupijanca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Huallanca and Huasta, and in the Huánuco Region Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District. It lies on a ridge north of the Waywash mountain range.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Rimaycuna, Quechua de Huánuco, Diccionario del quechua del Huallaga con índices castellano e inglés, Serie Lingüistica Peruana No. 48, p. 271
  4. ↑ Características distíntivas del quechua de Corongo, Serie Lingüística Peruana No. 50, Peru, 2000, p. 32
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