Huañacagua

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Huañacagua
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Huañacagua
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 15°19′48″S72°14′30″W / 15.33000°S 72.24167°W / -15.33000; -72.24167 Coordinates: 15°19′48″S72°14′30″W / 15.33000°S 72.24167°W / -15.33000; -72.24167  
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Huañacagua (possibly from Aymara waña dry, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, [2] [3] "dry brook" or "dry ravine") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Huañacagua lies northwest of Chuañuma and southwest of Aceruta. [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.

Chila mountain range mountains in Peru

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)
  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)
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2014.


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