Waqra Punta
Waqra Punta is located in Peru
Waqra Punta
Waqra Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°40′21″S 77°06′17″W / 10.67250°S 77.10472°W / -10.67250; -77.10472
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Waqra Punta (Quechua waqra horn, punta peak, ridge; first, before, in front of,[2][3][4] "horn peak (or ridge)", Hispanicized spelling Huagra Punta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Gorgor District, and in the Huaura Province, Ambar District. Waqra Punta lies northeast of Phiri Uya.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  4. ↑ homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006


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