Waman Wayi

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Waman Wayi
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Waman Wayi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 9°35′02″S77°07′37″W / 9.58389°S 77.12694°W / -9.58389; -77.12694 Coordinates: 9°35′02″S77°07′37″W / 9.58389°S 77.12694°W / -9.58389; -77.12694  
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes

Waman Wayi (Quechua waman falcon, Ancash Quechua wayi house, [2] [3] "falcon house", also spelled Huamanhuay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, San Marcos District. [1]

Falcon genus of birds

Falcons are birds of prey in the genus Falco, which includes about 40 species. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica, though closely related raptors did occur there in the Eocene.

Ancash Quechua, or Huaylay, is a Quechua variety, spoken in the department of Ancash by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like Wanka Quechua, it belongs to Quechua I.

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish


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