Waman Marka (Junín)

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Waman Marka
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Waman Marka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 11°22′30″S76°19′09″W / 11.37500°S 76.31917°W / -11.37500; -76.31917 Coordinates: 11°22′30″S76°19′09″W / 11.37500°S 76.31917°W / -11.37500; -76.31917  
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Waman Marka (Quechua waman falcon, marka village, [2] Hispanicized spelling Huaman Marca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 metres (16,404 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District. It lies south of Mishipa Ñawin, northeast of a lake named Markapumaqucha. [1]

Falcon genus of birds

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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

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References

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


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