Waqutuyuq (Junín)

For the mountain in the Huancavelica Region, Peru, see Waqutuyuq.
Waqutuyuq
Waqutuyuq is located in Peru
Waqutuyuq
Waqutuyuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°35′36″S 75°42′00″W / 11.59333°S 75.70000°W / -11.59333; -75.70000
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

Waqutuyuq (Quechua waqutu a variety of potatoes, -yuq a suffix,[2][3] "the one with the waqutu", also spelled Huajotuyoc) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 metres (13,780 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Pomacancha District.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín 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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