Kawituyuq (Concepción)

For the mountain in the Huancayo Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Kawituyuq.
Kawituyuq
Kawituyuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates 12°08′02″S 75°34′47″W / 12.13389°S 75.57972°W / -12.13389; -75.57972Coordinates: 12°08′02″S 75°34′47″W / 12.13389°S 75.57972°W / -12.13389; -75.57972
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Kawituyuq (Quechua kawitu camp bed; rocking chair; swing; barbecue, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2][3] possibly "the one with a camp bed", also spelled Cahuituyoc) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, Quero District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chupaca Province (Junín Region)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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