Wanu Wanu

For the district in the Arequipa Region, Peru, see Huanuhuanu District.
Wanu Wanu
Wanu Wanu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°11′34″S 71°02′11″W / 15.19278°S 71.03639°W / -15.19278; -71.03639Coordinates: 15°11′34″S 71°02′11″W / 15.19278°S 71.03639°W / -15.19278; -71.03639
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Wanu Wanu (Aymara and Quechua wanu dung, fertilizer,[2][3] "a lot of dung", hispanicized spelling Huanu Huanu) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, on the border of the districts of Condoroma and Ocoruro. It lies northeast of Atawallpa and southeast of Hatun Chhuka.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.