Huaynaccapac (Puno)

Coordinates: 13°53′50″S 70°24′56″W / 13.89722°S 70.41556°W / -13.89722; -70.41556
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Huaynaccapac
Huaynaccapac is located in Peru
Huaynaccapac
Huaynaccapac
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,721 m (18,770 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°53′50″S 70°24′56″W / 13.89722°S 70.41556°W / -13.89722; -70.41556
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Carabaya
Climbing
First ascent1-1960 via S. face?: E. slopes, descend S.W. slopes-1967. --Lower peak c.5660m: 1-1960 via N.W. ridge[2]

Huaynaccapac (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Wayna Qhapaq; wayna young, young man, qhapaq the mighty one,[3][4] "the young mighty one", Hispanicized spellings Huayna Capac, Huaynaccapac, Huaynacapac) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is one of the highest peaks of the Carabaya mountain range rising up to 5,721 metres (18,770 ft). Huaynaccapac is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, north[2] or northeast to east[1] of Allincapac, the highest mountain of the range.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Michael Cocker, Frost, Dust and Tear Gas, Exploratory Mountaineering in the Peruvian Cordillera Carabaya, in: Alpine Journal 2008, p. 53-69
  2. ^ a b Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): wayna. - adj. s. m. Joven. Hombre que está en la juventud. qhapaq. - adj. Principal. Primero en importancia. || Noble, ilustre. Qhapaq. / Rico, -ca. Noble, adinerado. / adj. y s. Poderoso, -sa. Acaudalado, adinerado. || El que tiene extensas tierras.
  4. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: qhapaq - s. Hist. Término utilizado en el inkanato para denominar al poderosos, ilustre, eminente, regio, próspero, glorioso, de sangre real, etc. ...