Wayrakancha

Mountain in Peru
Wayrakancha is located in Peru
Wayrakancha
Wayrakancha
Peru
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Lima RegionParent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Wayrakancha (Quechua wayra wind, kancha enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses,[3] Hispanicized spelling Huayracancha) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District.[4] Wayrakancha lies northwest of Pumaqucha.

See also

  • Putka

References

  1. ^ allthemountains.com (archive)
  2. ^ mapcarta.com "Cerro Huayracancha", retrieved on January 15, 2014
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region)


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