Warmi Wañusqa (Huánuco)

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Warmi Wañusqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 9°37′28″S76°55′45″W / 9.62444°S 76.92917°W / -9.62444; -76.92917 Coordinates: 9°37′28″S76°55′45″W / 9.62444°S 76.92917°W / -9.62444; -76.92917  
Geography
Location Peru, Huánuco Region
Parent range Andes

Warmi Wañusqa (Quechua warmi woman, wife, wañusqa died, dead, [2] "woman (who) died" or "dead woman", also spelled Huarmihuañusca) 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 Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Llata District. A lake named Yanaqucha lies at its feet. [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 Huamalíes Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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