Runtuy
Runtuy is located in Peru
Runtuy
Runtuy
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,000 m (13,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°18′37″S 77°11′28″W / 9.31028°S 77.19111°W / -9.31028; -77.19111
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Runtuy (Quechua for "to hail" or "to lay an egg")[2] is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huari District, northwest of Huari.[1]

References

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


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