Waman Ch'arpa (Abancay-Grau)

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Waman Ch'arpa
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Waman Ch'arpa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 13°55′21″S72°44′29″W / 13.92250°S 72.74139°W / -13.92250; -72.74139 Coordinates: 13°55′21″S72°44′29″W / 13.92250°S 72.74139°W / -13.92250; -72.74139  
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Parent range Andes

Waman Ch'arpa (Quechua waman falcon or variable hawk, ch'arpa gold nugget, [2] [3] hispanicized spelling Huamancharpa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Abancay Province, Lambrama District, and in the Grau Province, Curpahuasi District. It lies west of the lakes named Chinaqucha and Urququcha. [1]

Falcon genus of birds

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Variable hawk species of bird

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Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Abancay Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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