Waqra Punta

Waqra Punta
Waqra Punta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°40′21″S 77°06′17″W / 10.67250°S 77.10472°W / -10.67250; -77.10472Coordinates: 10°40′21″S 77°06′17″W / 10.67250°S 77.10472°W / -10.67250; -77.10472
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Waqra Punta (Quechua waqra horn, punta peak, ridge; first, before, in front of,[2][3][4] "horn peak (or ridge)", hispanicized spelling Huagra Punta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Gorgor District, and in the Huaura Province, Ambar District. Waqra Punta lies northeast of Phiri Uya.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  4. ↑ homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
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