Warmi Mach'ay

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Warmi Mach'ay
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Warmi Mach'ay
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 12°38′15″S75°32′39″W / 12.63750°S 75.54417°W / -12.63750; -75.54417 Coordinates: 12°38′15″S75°32′39″W / 12.63750°S 75.54417°W / -12.63750; -75.54417  
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Warmi Mach'ay (Quechua warmi woman, mach'ay cave, [2] "woman cave", hispanicized spelling Huarmimachay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Warmi Mach'ay lies between the lakes named Warmiqucha in the southeast and Quylluqucha in the northwest. [1]

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References

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