Pachasniyuq

Pachasniyuq
Pachasniyuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°15′25″S 74°44′19″W / 13.25694°S 74.73861°W / -13.25694; -74.73861Coordinates: 13°15′25″S 74°44′19″W / 13.25694°S 74.73861°W / -13.25694; -74.73861
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province
Parent range Andes

Pachasniyuq (Quechua pachas gypsum, -ni, -yuq suffixes,[2] "the one with gypsum", hispanicized spelling Pachasnioc) is a mountain in the Huancavelica Region in Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Huaytará Province, in the west of the Pilpichaca District. Pachasniyuq lies southwest of Walla Q'asa and southeast of K'uchu Urqu.[1]

References

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


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