Wayna Qutuni
| Wayna Qutuni | |
|---|---|
  Wayna Qutuni Peru | |
| Elevation | 5,463 m (17,923 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Lima Region |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 12°16′02″S 75°59′04″W / 12.26722°S 75.98444°WCoordinates: 12°16′02″S 75°59′04″W / 12.26722°S 75.98444°W[2] |
Wayna Qutuni or Waynaqutuni (Aymara wayna young (man), bachelor, qutu heap, pile,[3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership ("the one with a heap"), Qutuni a neighboring mountain, "young Qutuni", hispanicized spellings Huayna Cotoni, Huaynacotoni, Huaynacutuni) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,463 metres (17,923 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts Ayaviri, Quinches and Tanta. Wayna Qutuni lies between the lakes Tikllaqucha in the north and Wask'aqucha in the south, southwest of the mountain Qutuni and south of the mountain Aqupallqa.[4]
Snow covered mountains northeast of Ayaviri where Wayna Qutuni and Qutuni (behind it) are situated
References
- ↑ peakery.com, retrieved on September 24, 2013
- ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru
- ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)