Waylla Hirka

For the mountain in the Cajatambo Province, Lima Region, Peru, see Waylla Hirka (Cajatambo).
Waylla Hirka
Waylla Hirka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°31′59″S 76°51′25″W / 10.53306°S 76.85694°W / -10.53306; -76.85694Coordinates: 10°31′59″S 76°51′25″W / 10.53306°S 76.85694°W / -10.53306; -76.85694
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Oyón Province
Parent range Andes

Waylla Hirka (Quechua waylla meadow, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain,[2][3] "meadow mountain", hispanicized spelling Huayllajirca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District, and in the Oyón Province, Oyón District. Waylla Hirka lies northwest of the mountain named Challwaqucha and northeast of Pishtaq and Tuqtuqucha ("hen lake").[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006


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