Waytayuq
Waytayuq | |
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Waytayuq Peru | |
Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1] |
Location | |
Location | Peru, Ayacucho Region |
Range | Andes |
Coordinates | 14°26′49″S 73°51′36″W / 14.44694°S 73.86000°WCoordinates: 14°26′49″S 73°51′36″W / 14.44694°S 73.86000°W |
Waytayuq (Quechua wayta crest; wild flower; the whistling of the wind, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2] "the one with a crest", "the one with wild flowers" or "the one with the whistling of the wind", hispanicized spelling Huaytayoc) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, on the border of the districts of Carmen Salcedo and Chipao. Waytayuq lies south of Chunta.[1]