Wank'ayuq Saywa

Wank'ayuq Saywa
Wank'ayuq Saywa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°34′51″S 72°38′34″W / 14.58083°S 72.64278°W / -14.58083; -72.64278Coordinates: 14°34′51″S 72°38′34″W / 14.58083°S 72.64278°W / -14.58083; -72.64278
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Wank'ayuq Saywa (Quechua wank'a rock, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, saywa boundary stone, landmark,[2] "rocky landmark" or "landmark with rocks", hispanicized spelling Huancayojsayhua, Hiancayojsayhua) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, in the districts of Antabamba and Oropesa. Wank'ayuq Saywa lies west of Q'illu Pachaka and southeast of Hatun Qillqa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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