Shawaq (Quechua shawa Sambucus peruviana, -q a suffix,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Shahuac) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District, north of a lake named Waqraqucha.[1]
| Shawaq | |
|---|---|
  Shawaq Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 11°33′47″S 76°09′54″W / 11.56306°S 76.16500°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Junín Region, Yauli Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
References
edit- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
- ^ "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.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
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