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Kawituyuq (Concepción)

Coordinates: 12°08′02″S 75°34′47″W / 12.13389°S 75.57972°W / -12.13389; -75.57972
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Kawituyuq
Kawituyuq is located in Peru
Kawituyuq
Kawituyuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°08′02″S 75°34′47″W / 12.13389°S 75.57972°W / -12.13389; -75.57972
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Kawituyuq (Quechua kawitu camp bed; rocking chair; swing; barbecue, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2][3] possibly "the one with a camp bed", also spelled Cahuituyoc) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, Quero District.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chupaca Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.