Hatun Waychawi

Hatun Waychawi
Waychawi
Hatun Waychawi

Peru

Elevation 5,445 m (17,864 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Arequipa Region
Range Andes, Wansu
Coordinates 14°49′50″S 72°18′38″W / 14.83056°S 72.31056°WCoordinates: 14°49′50″S 72°18′38″W / 14.83056°S 72.31056°W

Hatun Waychawi (Quechua hatun big,[2] hispanicized spelling Jatun Huachahui)[3] or just Waychawi (Huaychahui)[1] is a 5,445-metre (17,864 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is the highest mountain in the Wansu mountain range .[1] Hatun Waychawi is situated in the Arequipa Region, on the border of the Castilla Province, Orcopampa District, and the La Unión Province, Puyca District, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. It lies southwest of Wiska Tunqu.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)