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Huañacagua

Coordinates: 15°19′48″S 72°14′30″W / 15.33000°S 72.24167°W / -15.33000; -72.24167
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Huañacagua
Huañacagua is located in Peru
Huañacagua
Huañacagua
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°19′48″S 72°14′30″W / 15.33000°S 72.24167°W / -15.33000; -72.24167
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

Huañacagua (possibly from Aymara waña dry, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2][3] "dry brook" or "dry ravine") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Huañacagua lies northwest of Chuañuma and southwest of Aceruta.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2014.