Waqutuyuq

For the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru, see Waqutuyuq (Junín).
Waqutuyuq
Waqutuyuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°54′17″S 75°08′05″W / 12.90472°S 75.13472°W / -12.90472; -75.13472Coordinates: 12°54′17″S 75°08′05″W / 12.90472°S 75.13472°W / -12.90472; -75.13472
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Waqutuyuq (Quechua waqutu a variety of potatoes, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2][3]"the one with the waqutu", also spelled Huajotuyo) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District, north of Antarasu. Waqutuyuq lies at a valley named Qarwa Q'asa ("yellowish valley", also spelled Carhuajasa). The waters of its intermittent stream flow to Kachimayu in the north.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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