Wachwa Runtu

Wachwa Runtu
Wachwa Runtu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°23′28″S 75°33′50″W / 12.39111°S 75.56389°W / -12.39111; -75.56389Coordinates: 12°23′28″S 75°33′50″W / 12.39111°S 75.56389°W / -12.39111; -75.56389
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Wachwa Runtu (Quechua wachwa Andean goose, runtu egg,[2][3][4][5] "Andean goose egg", also spelled Huachhuarunto) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Chupaca Province, Yanacancha District, and in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chupaca Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Abdón Yaranga Valderrama: Diccionario Quechua-Español / Runa Simi-Español. Lima / Paris 2003: wachwa: Chloephaga melanoptera, syn. wallata
  3. ↑ Panoramio: Chloephaga melanoptera (Huachua)
  4. ↑ Informac SGRNMA al 31.12.07: huashua (Chloephga melanoptera), [...] huachua (Chloephaga melanoptera).
  5. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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