Shawaq

Shawaq
Shawaq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°33′47″S 76°09′54″W / 11.56306°S 76.16500°W / -11.56306; -76.16500Coordinates: 11°33′47″S 76°09′54″W / 11.56306°S 76.16500°W / -11.56306; -76.16500
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region, Yauli Province
Parent range Andes

Shawaq (Quechua shawa Sambucus peruviana, -q a suffix,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Shahuac) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District, north of a lake named Waqraqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  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)


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