Hatun Waqya

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Hatun Waqya
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Hatun Waqya
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 11°05′01″S76°27′37″W / 11.08361°S 76.46028°W / -11.08361; -76.46028 Coordinates: 11°05′01″S76°27′37″W / 11.08361°S 76.46028°W / -11.08361; -76.46028  
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes

Hatun Waqya (Quechua hatun big, waqya call, appeal, [2] "big call (or appeal)", Hispanicized spelling Jatun Huaguia) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Carhuacayan District, and in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huayllay District. Hatun Waqya lies northwest of the lake named Waskhaqucha. [1]

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

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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