Inti Wañunan

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Inti Wañunan
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Inti Wañunan
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 12°32′02″S75°20′51″W / 12.53389°S 75.34750°W / -12.53389; -75.34750 Coordinates: 12°32′02″S75°20′51″W / 12.53389°S 75.34750°W / -12.53389; -75.34750  
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Inti Wañunan (Quechua inti sun, wañuy to die, -na a suffix, [2] "where the sun dies", -n a suffix, Hispanicized spelling Intihuañunan) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros, Dirección Nacional Técnica de Demarcación Territorial, Peru, Acta de Acuerdo de Límites Territoriales, Proceso de Demarcación y Organisación Territorial de las Provincias Huancayo y Satipo (Junín) y las Provincias Huancavelica y Tayacaja (Huancavelica)


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