Jatun Huaychahui (possibly from Quechua hatun big,[2] "big Huaychahui")[3] also known as Huaychahui (possibly from Aymara waych'a Minthostachys mollis, -wi a suffix, "place of waych'a plants"),[4][1][5] is a 5,445-metre-high (17,864 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is the highest mountain in the Huanzo mountain range.[1] Jatun Huaychahui is located in the Arequipa Region, on the border of the Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District, and the La Unión Province, Puyca District, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. It lies southwest of Huiscatongo.[3]
| Jatun Huaychahui | |
|---|---|
  Jatun Huaychahui Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,445 m (17,864 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 14°49′50″S 72°18′38″W / 14.83056°S 72.31056°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Arequipa Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Huanzo |
References
edit- ^ a b c usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
- ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ Juan van Kessel, Dionisio Condori Cruz, Criar la Vida - trabajo y tecnología en el mundo andino
- ^ Inventario Nacional de Glaciares y Lagunas, Inventario de Glaciares del Perú, ANA (Autoridad Nacional del Agua), Huaraz 2014 (see sketch map of the Waych'awi glaciar)
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