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Waytayuq

Coordinates: 14°26′49″S 73°51′36″W / 14.44694°S 73.86000°W / -14.44694; -73.86000
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Waytayuq
Waytayuq is located in Peru
Waytayuq
Waytayuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°26′49″S 73°51′36″W / 14.44694°S 73.86000°W / -14.44694; -73.86000
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region
Parent rangeAndes

Waytayuq (Quechua wayta crest; wild flower; the whistling of the wind, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2] "the one with a crest", "the one with wild flowers" or "the one with the whistling of the wind", Hispanicized spelling Huaytayoc) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, on the border of the districts of Carmen Salcedo and Chipao. Waytayuq lies south of Chunta.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.