Wanq'uni

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Wanq'uni
Wanq'uni

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,567 m (18,264 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°35′42.7″S 69°47′21.3″W / 17.595194°S 69.789250°W / -17.595194; -69.789250Coordinates: 17°35′42.7″S 69°47′21.3″W / 17.595194°S 69.789250°W / -17.595194; -69.789250 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes, Barroso

Wanq'uni (Aymara wanq'u guinea pig,[3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with guinea pigs", hispanicized spelling Huancune) is a volcano[1] in the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,567 m (18,264 ft) high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, southeast of Jach'a Qullu and north of the Chupikiña volcano.[4]

Map of the area showing Wanq'uni

References

  1. 1 2 biblioineipub INEI, Peru, Departamento Tacna: Principales elevaciónes con indicación de su tipo, ubicación, geografía y política (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ mapcarta.com ""Nevado Huancune", retrieved on January 22, 2014
  3. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tacna Province (Tacna Region)


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