Collpa Janca

Collpa Janca
Collpa Janca

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates 8°40′06″S 77°45′45″W / 8.66833°S 77.76250°W / -8.66833; -77.76250Coordinates: 8°40′06″S 77°45′45″W / 8.66833°S 77.76250°W / -8.66833; -77.76250
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Collpa Janca[1] (possibly from Quechua qullpa salty, saltpeter, hanka snowcapped ridge or peak; ice,[2][3][4] "salty ridge") is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,748 ft).[1] It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, Cusca District, and in the Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District.[5] Collpa Janca lies northeast of Champará.[1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 3 Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  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
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo Province (Ancash Region)


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