Hatun Hirka (Huaylas-Santa)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the provinces of Huaylas and Santa, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Hatun Hirka.
Hatun Hirka
Hatun Hirka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 3,400 m (11,200 ft)[1]
Coordinates 9°02′46″S 78°00′54″W / 9.04611°S 78.01500°W / -9.04611; -78.01500Coordinates: 9°02′46″S 78°00′54″W / 9.04611°S 78.01500°W / -9.04611; -78.01500
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Hatun Hirka (Quechua hatun big, hirka mountain,[2][3] "big mountain", also spelled Atun Irca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 3,400 m (11,200 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Pamparomas District, and in the Santa Province, Cáceres del Perú District, northwest of Pamparomas.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006" (PDF). Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Retrieved June 3, 2016.


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