Waqutuyuq

For the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru, see Waqutuyuq (Junín).
Waqutuyuq
Waqutuyuq is located in Peru
Waqutuyuq
Waqutuyuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°54′17″S 75°08′05″W / 12.90472°S 75.13472°W / -12.90472; -75.13472
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

Waqutuyuq (Quechua waqutu a variety of potatoes, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2][3] "the one with the waqutu", also spelled Huajotuyo) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District, north of Antarasu. Waqutuyuq lies at a valley named Qarwa Q'asa ("yellowish valley", also spelled Carhuajasa). The waters of its intermittent stream flow to Kachimayu in the north.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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