Q'ara Wayuna

Q'ara Wayuna

The western extensions of the Chunta mountain range as seen from Sukullu (looking to the south). Q'ara Wayuna lies in the background
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°01′47″S 75°22′30″W / 13.02972°S 75.37500°W / -13.02972; -75.37500Coordinates: 13°01′47″S 75°22′30″W / 13.02972°S 75.37500°W / -13.02972; -75.37500
Geography
Q'ara Wayuna

Peru

Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Q'ara Wayuna (Quechua q'ara bare, naked, wayuna basket,[2] "bare basket", hispanicized spelling Jarahuayuna) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, on the border of the districts of Aurahuá and Castrovirreyna. It lies southwest of Sukullu and a lake named Antaqucha ("copper lake", hispanicized Antacocha).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) , see: waracha


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