Huaytapallana mountain range
Huaytapallana mountain range | |
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![]() Huaytapallana range as seen from the south | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Waytapallana |
Elevation | 5,557 m (18,232 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 17 km (11 mi) N-S |
Geography | |
Country | Peru |
State/Province | Junín Region |
Parent range | Andes |
The Huaytapallana mountain range (Quechua wayta wild flower, a little bunch of flowers, pallay to collect, pallana an instrument to collect fruit; collectable, Waytapallana "a place where you collect wild flowers",[1][2] Hispanicized spelling Huaytapallana) lies in the Junín Region in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 11°47' and 11°56'S and 75°00' and 75°05'W for about 17 km.[3] The surface area of the zone is 378'40 km². The range is located in the provinces of Concepción and Huancayo.
In 2011 Waytapallana was declared an Area of Regional Conservation by Supreme Decrete No. 018-2011-MINAM. The area of 22,406.52 ha is situated in the districts of El Tambo, Huancayo, Pariahuanca and Quilcas of the Huancayo Province and in the Comas District of the Concepción Province.[4]
Mountains
The highest mountain in the range is Waytapallana at 5,557 metres (18,232 ft) (Lasuntay). Other mountains are listed below:[5][6][7]
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Lakes
The zone contains six lakes:
- Ankap Wachanan (4,707 m amsl)
- Qarwaqucha (4,407 m amsl)
- Ch'uspiqucha (4,636 m amsl)
- Hatunqucha (4,593 m amsl)
- Lasu Hunt'ay (4,646 m amsl)
- Pumaqucha (4,622 m amsl)
Accessibility
The Waytapallana mountain range is about 2 hours drive from the city Huancayo in the Junín Region. It is located 8 hours north-east of Lima.
For mountaineers in the mountain range, the departure point is called Virgen de las Nieves (Virgin of the Snow), located at 4,800 m (15,750 ft). At the Virgen de las Nieves there are two itineraries after which the ascent to the tip of the Waytapallana can be completed.
References
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
- ↑ El Presidente de la República, Decreto Supremo que establece el Área de Conservación Regiona Huaytapallana, Decreto Supremo l018-2011-MINAM
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region)
- ↑ "Jauja (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ↑ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Huaytapallana, Peru, in: The Alpine Journal, 2009, p. 161-167