Atuq Wachanan

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Atuq Wachanan
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Atuq Wachanan
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,438 m (14,560 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 9°43′52″S76°34′12″W / 9.73111°S 76.57000°W / -9.73111; -76.57000 Coordinates: 9°43′52″S76°34′12″W / 9.73111°S 76.57000°W / -9.73111; -76.57000  
Geography
Location Huánuco Region
Parent range Andes

Atuq Wachanan (Quechua atuq fox, wacha birth, to give birth, -na, -n suffixes, [2] "where the fox is born", also spelled Atoc-Huachanan) is a 4,438-metre-high (14,560 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Yarowilca Province, Aparicio Pomares District. [3]

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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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Atuq Wachana or Atuq Wachanan may refer to:

References

  1. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, La Unión 1551, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Washington DC
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Dos de Mayo Province (Huánuco Region)


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