Rit'ipata (Ayacucho)

For the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru, see Rit'ipata.
Rit'ipata
Rit'ipata

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°25′45″S 74°41′30″W / 13.42917°S 74.69167°W / -13.42917; -74.69167Coordinates: 13°25′45″S 74°41′30″W / 13.42917°S 74.69167°W / -13.42917; -74.69167
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province
Parent range Andes

Rit'ipata (Quechua rit'i snow, pata elevated place / above, at the top / edge, bank (of a river), shore,[2] also spelled Ritipata) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province, Paras District. Rit'ipata lies south-west of the mountain Saywa Q'asa and north of the mountain Waranwallqa.[1]

References

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


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