Wayrakancha

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Wayrakancha

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View from the summit of Yuraqqucha, looking to the southeast. Snow-covered Wayrakancha is visible in the background on the right.
Highest point
Elevation 5,300 m (17,400 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 11°41′25″S76°11′49″W / 11.69028°S 76.19694°W / -11.69028; -76.19694 Coordinates: 11°41′25″S76°11′49″W / 11.69028°S 76.19694°W / -11.69028; -76.19694   [2]
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Wayrakancha
Peru
Location Peru, Junín Region, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Wayrakancha (Quechua wayra wind, kancha enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses, [3] hispanicized spelling Huayracancha) 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. [4] Wayrakancha lies northwest of Pumaqucha.

Cordillera Central (Peru) part of the Andes in Peru

The Cordillera Central is part of the Andes in Peru. It extends in a northerly direction approximately between 11º 39’ and 12º 37’S and 75º 30’ and 76º 20’W for about 60 km to 100 km. It contains the Paryaqaqa (P), Yauyos (Y) and Pichqa Waqra (PW) mountain ranges. It is located in the Junín Region and in the Lima Region.

Andes Mountain range in 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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Yana Ulla mountain in Peru

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Liyunqucha mountain in Peru

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Lichiqucha mountain in Peru

Lichiqucha is a mountain 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, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, in the districts of Carampoma and Huanza. Lichiqucha lies northwest of Liyunqucha.

Lichiqucha (Chicla-Yauli)

Lichiqucha is a mountain at a small lake of that name 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, Yauli District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District. Lichiqucha lies southwest of Wayrakancha.

References

  1. ↑ allthemountains.com (archive)
  2. ↑ mapcarta.com "Cerro Huayracancha", retrieved on January 15, 2014
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region)


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