Hatun Pastu (Quechua hatun big, pastu grass (a borrowing from Spanish pasto)[3][4] also spelled Jatun Pasto) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,170 metres (16,962 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, on the border of the districts Palca and Paratía, southeast of the mountain Qillqa and north of Waykira.
| Hatun Pastu | |
|---|---|
  Hatun Pastu Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,170 m (16,960 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 15°19′35″S 70°42′28″W / 15.32639°S 70.70778°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region, Lampa Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1972 via S. slope[1] |
An intermittent stream named Hatun Pastu originates north of the mountain. It is a tributary of the river Wila Wila (Vila Vila) whose waters flow to Lake Titicaca.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate Peru RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
- ^ IGN, Piruw
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary)
- ^ Clodoaldo Soto Ruiz, Runasimi-Kastillanu-Inlis Llamkaymanaq Qullqa, Ayakuchu-Chanka, I rakta, Quechua-Spanish-English Functional Dictionary, Ayacucho-Chanka, Vol I
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
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