Waytayuq

Waytayuq
Waytayuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°26′49″S 73°51′36″W / 14.44694°S 73.86000°W / -14.44694; -73.86000Coordinates: 14°26′49″S 73°51′36″W / 14.44694°S 73.86000°W / -14.44694; -73.86000
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region
Parent range Andes

Waytayuq (Quechua wayta crest; wild flower; the whistling of the wind, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2] "the one with a crest", "the one with wild flowers" or "the one with the whistling of the wind", hispanicized spelling Huaytayoc) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, on the border of the districts of Carmen Salcedo and Chipao. Waytayuq lies south of Chunta.[1]

References

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


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