Runtuy (Huari)

For the mountain on the border of the Ancash Region and the Huánuco Region, see Runtuy.
Runtuy
Runtuy

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,000 m (13,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°18′37″S 77°11′28″W / 9.31028°S 77.19111°W / -9.31028; -77.19111Coordinates: 9°18′37″S 77°11′28″W / 9.31028°S 77.19111°W / -9.31028; -77.19111
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, 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, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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