Wathiyaqucha

Wathiyaqucha
Wathiyaqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,965 m (16,289 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°40′39″S 77°02′27″W / 10.67750°S 77.04083°W / -10.67750; -77.04083Coordinates: 10°40′39″S 77°02′27″W / 10.67750°S 77.04083°W / -10.67750; -77.04083
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Wathiyaqucha (Quechua wathiya roasted potatoes, a traditional dish, qucha lake,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Bateacocha) is a 4,965-metre-high (16,289 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Gorgor District, and in the Huaura Province, Ambar District. Wathiyaqucha lies between Wanki in the west and Puka Parya in the east.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Bateacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  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)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)


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