Allqay (Chaulán)
This article is about the mountain in the Chaulán District, Huánuco Province, Huánuco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Allqay.
| Allqay | |
|---|---|
  Allqay Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,425 m (14,518 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 10°05′03″S 76°23′31″W / 10.08417°S 76.39194°WCoordinates: 10°05′03″S 76°23′31″W / 10.08417°S 76.39194°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, San Pedro de Chaulán District |
| Parent range | Andes |
Allqay (Quechua for to cut halfway through, to interrupt; to fail,[2][3] also spelled Algay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,425 m (14,518 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, Chaulán District. It lies northeast of a lake and a mountain named Qiwllaqucha.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Ambo 1650, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
- ↑ 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 Huánuco Province (Huánuco Region)
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