Atuq Wachana (Ayacucho)

This article is about the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Atuq Wachana.
Atuq Wachana
Atuq Wachana

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,000 m (13,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°32′59″S 74°32′24″W / 13.54972°S 74.54000°W / -13.54972; -74.54000Coordinates: 13°32′59″S 74°32′24″W / 13.54972°S 74.54000°W / -13.54972; -74.54000
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province
Parent range Andes

Atuq Wachana (Quechua atuq fox, wacha birth, to give birth, -na a suffix,[2] "where the fox is born", erroneously also spelled Atcchuachana) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province, Totos District, northwest of Totos.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cangallo Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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