Waytapallana
For the mountain east of the Waytapallana mountain range near Aychana, Peru, see Waytapallana (Aychana).
| Waytapallana | |
|---|---|
  Waytapallana Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,557 m (18,232 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountains in the Andes |
| Coordinates | 11°54′29″S 75°03′15″W / 11.90806°S 75.05417°WCoordinates: 11°54′29″S 75°03′15″W / 11.90806°S 75.05417°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Huancayo District, Pariahuanca District |
| Parent range | Andes, Waytapallana |
Waytapallana (Quechua wayta wild flower, a little bunch of flowers, pallay to collect, pallana an instrument to collect fruit / collectable, Waytapallana "a place where you collect wild flowers",[1][2] hispanicized spelling Huaytapallana) or Lasuntay is the highest peak in the Waytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru.[3] Its summit reaches about 5,557 m (18,232 ft) above sea level. The mountain is situated in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, in the districts of Huancayo and Pariahuanca.[4]
Gallery
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The Waytapallana range as seen from the south
References
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Huaytapallana, Peru, in: The Alpine Journal, 2009, p. 161-167
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region)
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