Winchu Q'asa

Winchu Q'asa
Winchu Q'asa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°48′36″S 75°11′14″W / 12.81000°S 75.18722°W / -12.81000; -75.18722Coordinates: 12°48′36″S 75°11′14″W / 12.81000°S 75.18722°W / -12.81000; -75.18722
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Winchu Q'asa (Quechua winchu magnetite, q'asa mountain pass,[2][3] "magnetite pass", hispanicized spelling Huinchujasa) is a mountain in the Chunta in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Nuevo Occoro District. Winchu Q'asa lies southwest of Puka Q'asa, southeast of Tipiqucha and northeast of Q'iru Pinqullu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ Georg Petersen G.: Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú. Geological Society of America, 2010, p. 6
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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