Waqaypaka

Waqaypaka
Waqaypaka

Peru

Elevation 5,300 m (17,400 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Lima Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 11°56′10″S 76°8′27″W / 11.93611°S 76.14083°WCoordinates: 11°56′10″S 76°8′27″W / 11.93611°S 76.14083°W

Waqaypaka or Waqay Paka (Quechua waqay, to cry, crying, paka eagle[2] "crying eagle", hispanicized spelling Huacaypaca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It lies in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, in the north of the Tantaranche District. Waqaypaka is situated north-east of the lake Chumpiqucha.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)