Waytapallana mountain range
| Waytapallana mountain range | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Waytapallana |
| Elevation | 5,557 m (18,232 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 17 km (11 mi) N-S |
| Geography | |
| Country | Peru |
| State/Province | Junín Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
The Waytapallana mountain range (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) lies in the Junín Region in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 11°47' and 11°56'S and 75°00' and 75°05'W for about 17 km.[3] The surface area of the zone is 378'40 km². The range is located in the provinces Concepción and Huancayo.
In 2011 Waytapallana was declared an Area of Regional Conservation by Supreme Decrete No. 018-2011-MINAM. The area of 22,406.52 ha is situated in the districts El Tambo, Huancayo, Pariahuanca and Quilcas of the Huancayo Province and in the Comas District of the Concepción Province.[4]
Highest mountains
The highest mountain in the range is Waytapallana at 5,557 metres (18,232 ft) (Lasuntay). Other notable peaks are:[5][6]
- Ch'uspi or Ch'uspiqucha, 5,500 metres (18,045 ft)
- Marayrasu, 4,943 metres (16,217 ft)
- Putkaqucha, 5,236 metres (17,178 ft)
- Puywan, 5,100 metres (16,732 ft)
- T'illu, c. 5,050 metres (16,568 ft)
- Yana Uqsha, 5,300 metres (17,388 ft)
Lakes
The zone contains six lakes:
- Anka Wachanan (4,707 m amsl)
- Qarwaqucha (4,407 m amsl)
- Ch'uspiqucha (4,636 m amsl)
- Hatunqucha (4,593 m amsl)
- Lasu Hunt'ay (4,646 m amsl)
- Pumaqucha (4,622 m amsl)
Accessibility
The Waytapallana mountain range is about 2 hours drive from the city Huancayo in the Junín Region. It is located 8 hours north-east of Lima.
For mountaineers in the mountain range, the departure point is called Virgen de las Nieves (Virgin of the Snow), located at 4,800 m (15,750 ft). At the Virgen de las Nieves there are two itineraries after which the ascent to the tip of the Waytapallana can be completed.
References
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): wayta. s. Flor silvestre, flor campestre.
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: wayta - s. Ramillete de flores. pallay - v. Recoger, recolectar con la mano o máquina. pallana - s. Agri. Instrumento para recolectar frutos. Cosechadora. / adj. Recolectable, recogible. Waytapallana - s. Geog. (Lugar donde se recogen flores del campo.) ... Nevado ubicado al E de la ciudad de Huancayo.
- ↑ usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
- ↑ El Presidente de la República, Decreto Supremo que establece el Área de Conservación Regiona Huaytapallana, Decreto Supremo l018-2011-MINAM
- ↑ allthemountains.com
- ↑ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Huaytapallana, Peru, in: The Alpine Journal, 2009, p. 161-167
External links
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||