Uqsha Mach'ay

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Uqsha Mach'ay
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Uqsha Mach'ay
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 11°37′34″S75°17′21″W / 11.62611°S 75.28917°W / -11.62611; -75.28917 Coordinates: 11°37′34″S75°17′21″W / 11.62611°S 75.28917°W / -11.62611; -75.28917  
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Uqsha Mach'ay (local Quechua uqsha (uqsa) a high altitude grass, Quechua mach'ay cave, [2] [3] also spelled Ocshamachay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, on the border of the districts of Apata and Molinos. [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 Jauja Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash-20-Oct-06 Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash] See Spanish: Paja - Ancash Quechua paha, uqsha
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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