Waña (Peru)

Waña
Waña

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates 14°36′25″S 72°27′13″W / 14.60694°S 72.45361°W / -14.60694; -72.45361Coordinates: 14°36′25″S 72°27′13″W / 14.60694°S 72.45361°W / -14.60694; -72.45361
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Waña (Aymara for dry, Quechua for a potato variety,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Huaña) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Waña lies northwest of Wamanripa, northeast of Chankuwaña, east of Wayunka and southeast of Ikma.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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