Puwaq Hanka
Puwaq Hanka is located in Peru
Puwaq Hanka
Puwaq Hanka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°10′00″S 76°31′06″W / 11.16667°S 76.51833°W / -11.16667; -76.51833
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Puwaq Hanka

Puwaq Hanka (local Quechua puwaq, eight, hanka snowcapped peak or ridge,[2][3][4] "eight peaks (or ridges)", hispanicized spelling Puagjanca) is a mountain in the Puwaq Hanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 m (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, Andamarca District.[5]

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaral Province (Lima Region)
  2. Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
  3. Rimaycuna, Quechua de Huánuco, Diccionario del quechua dell Huallaga con índices castellano e inglés, Serie Lingüistica Peruana No. 48, p. 271
  4. Características distíntivas del quechua de Corongo, Serie Lingüística Peruana No. 50, Peru, 2000, p. 32
  5. E. Ferrari, D. Hinostroza, M. Lavado, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Perú, Avances en la exploración del Proyecto Cerro Puagjanca y descubrimiento de mineralización polimetálica hospedada en rocas carbonáticas en Perú central, 2011


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