Wachu Intiyuq

Wachu Intiyuq
Wachu Intiyuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates 12°57′13″S 75°09′21″W / 12.95361°S 75.15583°W / -12.95361; -75.15583Coordinates: 12°57′13″S 75°09′21″W / 12.95361°S 75.15583°W / -12.95361; -75.15583
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Wachu Intiyuq (Quechua wachu ridge between two furrows; row, inti sun, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Huachuintiyoc) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It lies in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District, southwest of Antarasu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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