Huancune (Peru)

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Huancune
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Huancune
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,567 m (18,264 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°35′42.7″S69°47′21.3″W / 17.595194°S 69.789250°W / -17.595194; -69.789250 Coordinates: 17°35′42.7″S69°47′21.3″W / 17.595194°S 69.789250°W / -17.595194; -69.789250   [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes, Barroso

Huancune (possibly from Aymara wanq'u guinea pig) [3] is a volcano [1] in the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,567 m (18,264 ft) high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, southeast of Achacollo and north of the Chupiquiña volcano. [4]

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.

Guinea pig domesticated rodent species from South America

The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig, also known as cavy or domestic cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia. Despite their common name, guinea pigs are not native to Guinea, nor are they biologically related to pigs, and the origin of the name is still unclear. They originated in the Andes of South America, and studies based on biochemistry and hybridization suggest they are domesticated descendants of a closely related species of cavy such as C. tschudii, and therefore do not exist naturally in the wild.

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.

Map of the area showing Huancune Txu-oclc-224300691-se19-6.jpg
Map of the area showing Huancune

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References

  1. 1 2 biblioineipub Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Departamento Tacna: Principales elevaciónes con indicación de su tipo, ubicación, geografía y política (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ mapcarta.com ""Nevado Huancune", retrieved on January 22, 2014
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tacna Province (Tacna Region)


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