Waytapallana
Waytapallana is located in Peru
Waytapallana
Waytapallana
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains in the Andes
Coordinates11°51′17″S 74°58′12″W / 11.85472°S 74.97000°W / -11.85472; -74.97000
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Pariahuanca District
Parent rangeAndes

Waytapallana (Quechua wayta wild flower, a little bunch of flowers, pallay to collect, pallana an instrument to collect fruit / collectable, Waytapallana "a place where you collect wild flowers",[2][3] hispanicized spelling Huaytapallana) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Pariahuanca District. Waytapallana lies on the left bank of the Lampa River, east of the Waytapallana mountain range. The village of Aychana lies at its feet.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Concepción Province (Junín Region) showing the location of Waytapallana at the Lampa River near Aychana (4,800m unnamed)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary)
  4. "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 2, 2014.


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