Wayllakancha | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 11°53′24″S76°2′33″W / 11.89000°S 76.04250°W Coordinates: 11°53′24″S76°2′33″W / 11.89000°S 76.04250°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Junín Region |
Parent range | Andes, Paryaqaqa |
Wayllakancha (Quechua waylla meadow, kancha enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses, [2] hispanicized spelling Huayllacancha) is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, [3] in the districts Suitucancha and Yauli. The peaks of Qarwachuku, Wallakancha and Ukhu Qhata lie north-west, north and north-east of Wayllakancha. [1]
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, 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.
The Yauli Province is one of the nine provinces in Peru that form the Junín Region. It is bordered to the north by the Pasco Region and the Junín Province, to the east by the Tarma Province, to the south by the Jauja Province and to the west by the Lima Region. The population of the province was estimated at 66,093 inhabitants in 2002. The capital of the Yauli Province is La Oroya.
Suitucancha is one of ten districts of the Yauli Province in Peru. Its seat is Suitucancha.
Yauli District is one of ten districts of the province Yauli in Peru.
The Pariacaca mountain range, also called Huarochirí mountain range lies in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, in the provinces of Jauja and Yauli, and in the Lima Region, in the provinces of Huarochirí and Yauyos. It is part of the Cordillera Central of Peru.
Challwaqucha may refer to:
Wayrakancha is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District. Wayrakancha lies northwest of Pumaqucha.
Chumpe, is a mountain in the north of the Pariacaca mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts of Huay-Huay and Yauli District. Chumpe lies east of Lake Pumacocha. The mining town of San Cristóbal is situated at its feet.
Carhuachuco is a mountain in the Pariacaca mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,507 metres (18,068 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts Suitucancha and Yauli. Carhuachuco lies south of the mountain Putka and south-west of the lake Putkaqucha.
Putka is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts of Suitucancha and Yauli, north of Qarwachuku.
Ukhu Qhata is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District. Ukhu Qhata lies south-east of the mountains Putka and Qarwachuku, west of the mountain Wallakancha and north-east of the mountain Wayllakancha.
Uqhu or Ukhu is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Uqhu lies east of a lake named Wallaqucha (Huallacocha).
Huallacancha or Huallacanecha is a mountain in the Pariacaca mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,500 metres (18,045 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, on the border of the districts Suitucancha and Yauli. Huallacancha lies south-east of the mountain Qarwachuku, west of the mountain Ukhu Qhata and north of the mountain Wayllakancha.
Waqraqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District. It is situated east of the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range. Waqraqucha lies north of a lake named Wayllakancha (Huaylacancha) and the smaller lakes called Antaqucha (Antacocha), Wirukancha (Huirocancha) and Llaksaqucha (Yacsacocha).
Yanque is a 5,205-metre-high (17,077 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Carhuacayan District, and in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, Atavillos Alto District. It lies southwest of Tuctococha and northeast of the peak of Alcay.
Yuraqqucha may refer to:
Nevado Paka is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,510 m (18,080 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, San Mateo District. Paka lies southwest of Wayllakancha, northwest of Pachanqutu and northeast of Tata Qayqu.
Qayqu is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 m (17,400 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, on the border of the districts of Suitucancha and Yauli. Qayqu lies north of Putka and southeast of Uqhu.
Kunturiri may refer to:
Yantayuq, also known as Shallanqa, is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,300 metres (17,388 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts of Suitucancha and Yauli. Yantayuq lies southwest of Putka and north of Qarwachuku.
Kunkus is a mountain in the north of the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, on the border of the districts of Huay-Huay and Yauli. Kunkus lies north of Chumpi.
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