K'allapayuq

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K'allapayuq
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K'allapayuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 13°02′19″S75°01′26″W / 13.03861°S 75.02389°W / -13.03861; -75.02389 Coordinates: 13°02′19″S75°01′26″W / 13.03861°S 75.02389°W / -13.03861; -75.02389  
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

K'allapayuq (Quechua k'allapa stretcher, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, [2] "the one with a stretcher", Hispanicized spelling Callapayoc) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huacocolpa District. K'allapayuq lies northeast of Ch'aqra Punta and southeast of Puka Punta. [1]

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References

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


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