Allqay
This article is about the mountain on the border of the Junín Region and the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Allqay.
| Allqay | |
|---|---|
  Allqay Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,359 m (17,582 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 11°17′48″S 76°28′30″W / 11.29667°S 76.47500°WCoordinates: 11°17′48″S 76°28′30″W / 11.29667°S 76.47500°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Junín Region, Lima Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
Allqay (Quechua for to cut halfway through, to interrupt; to fail,[2][3] also spelled Alcay or Alcoy (allquy means "my dog")) is a 5,359-metre-high (17,582 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 Llank'i.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 "Nevado Alcay". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) see: alqay
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
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