Wamp'ar

Wamp'ar
Wamp'ar

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°36′58″S 76°18′58″W / 11.61611°S 76.31611°W / -11.61611; -76.31611Coordinates: 11°36′58″S 76°18′58″W / 11.61611°S 76.31611°W / -11.61611; -76.31611 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Wamp'ar (Quechua for tripod,[3] hispanicized spelling Huampar) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Carampoma District. Wamp'ar lies west of Ukrupata and northeast and east of the two lakes named Wachwaqucha and Wamp'arqucha.[1]


References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Huampar". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Quechua - Castellano, Castellano - Quechua, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved May 7, 2015.


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