Puwaq Hanka

Puwaq Hanka
Puwaq Hanka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°10′00″S 76°31′06″W / 11.16667°S 76.51833°W / -11.16667; -76.51833Coordinates: 11°10′00″S 76°31′06″W / 11.16667°S 76.51833°W / -11.16667; -76.51833
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Puwaq Hanka

Puwaq Hanka (local Quechua puwaq, eight, hanka snowcapped peak or ridge,[2][3][4] "eight peaks (or ridges)", hispanicized spelling Puagjanca) is a mountain in the Puwaq Hanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 m (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, Andamarca District.[5]

References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaral Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
  3. ↑ Rimaycuna, Quechua de Huánuco, Diccionario del quechua dell Huallaga con índices castellano e inglés, Serie Lingüistica Peruana No. 48, p. 271
  4. ↑ Características distíntivas del quechua de Corongo, Serie Lingüística Peruana No. 50, Peru, 2000, p. 32
  5. ↑ E. Ferrari, D. Hinostroza, M. Lavado, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Perú, Avances en la exploración del Proyecto Cerro Puagjanca y descubrimiento de mineralización polimetálica hospedada en rocas carbonáticas en Perú central, 2011
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