Kawituyuq

Kawituyuq
Kawituyuq

Location within Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,803 m (15,758 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°58′34″S 75°03′24″W / 11.97611°S 75.05667°W / -11.97611; -75.05667Coordinates: 11°58′34″S 75°03′24″W / 11.97611°S 75.05667°W / -11.97611; -75.05667
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region, Huancayo Province
Parent range Andes

Kawituyuq (Quechua kawitu camp bed; rocking chair; swing; barbecue, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2][3] possibly "the one with a camp bed", Hispanicized spelling Cahuituyoc) is a 4,803-metre-high (15,758 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Huancayo District. Kawituyuq lies south of the Waytapallana mountain range, southwest of Yana Uqsha.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Cahuituyoc". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region)


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