Atawallpa (Cusco)

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Atawallpa
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Atawallpa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 15°12′46″S71°02′45″W / 15.21278°S 71.04583°W / -15.21278; -71.04583 Coordinates: 15°12′46″S71°02′45″W / 15.21278°S 71.04583°W / -15.21278; -71.04583  
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Atawallpa (Aymara for hen, [2] Hispanicized spelling Atahualpa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, on the border of the districts of Condoroma and Ocoruro. The mountain northwest of it is Atawallpa Much'u ("hen's little child"). [2] Atawallpa lies at a lake named Wallatani ("the one with the Andean goose", Hispanicized Guallatane). [1]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Peru republic in South America

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  2. 1 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)


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