Hatun Allpapata

Hatun Allpapata
Hatun Allpapata

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,390 m (17,680 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°31′24″S 71°10′03″W / 13.52333°S 71.16750°W / -13.52333; -71.16750Coordinates: 13°31′24″S 71°10′03″W / 13.52333°S 71.16750°W / -13.52333; -71.16750
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Hatun Allpapata (Quechua hatun big, allpa earth, pata step, bank of a river,[2] "big earth step" or "big earth bank", also spelled Jatun Alfapata, Jatun Allpapata)[1][3] is 5,390-metre-high (17,684 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Paucartambo Province, Kosñipata District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, in the districts of Marcapata and Ocongate. It lies in the Ayakachi group, the northern extension of the Willkanuta mountain range. Hatun Allpapata is situated northwest of Wilaquta and east of Qullqip'unqu.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Jatun Alfapata". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Inventario Nacional de Glaciares y Lagunas, Inventario de Glaciares de las Cordilleras Vilcanota / Carabaya, ANA (Autoridad Nacional del Agua), see: Jatun Allpapata
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)


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