Winchu Q'asa

Winchu Q'asa
Winchu Q'asa

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Range Andes, Chunta
Coordinates 12°48′36″S 75°11′14″W / 12.81000°S 75.18722°WCoordinates: 12°48′36″S 75°11′14″W / 12.81000°S 75.18722°W

Winchu Q'asa (Quechua winchu magnetite, q'asa mountain pass,[2][3] "magnetite pass", hispanicized spelling Huinchujasa) is a mountain in the Chunta in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Nuevo Occoro District. Winchu Q'asa lies southwest of Puka Q'asa, southeast of Tipiqucha and northeast of Q'iru Pinqullu.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
  2. Georg Petersen G.: Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú. Geological Society of America, 2010, p. 6
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)