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Uña Paka

Coordinates: 13°11′35″S 74°55′52″W / 13.19306°S 74.93111°W / -13.19306; -74.93111
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Uña Paka
Uña Paka is located in Peru
Uña Paka
Uña Paka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,050 m (16,570 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°11′35″S 74°55′52″W / 13.19306°S 74.93111°W / -13.19306; -74.93111
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province
Parent rangeAndes

Uña Paka (Quechua uña little animal, paka eagle,[2] "little eagle", Hispanicized spelling Uñapaca) is a mountain in the Huancavelica Region in Peru, about 5,050 m (16,570 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Province, Huachocolpa District, and in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. It lies north of a little lake named Yanaqucha ("black lake").[3]

References

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  1. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Huachocolpa 1944, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaytará Province (Huancavelica Region)