Wayunka Explained

Wayunka
Elevation M:5300
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Wansu
Location:Peru, Apurímac Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-14.6067°N -72.4897°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]

Wayunka (Quechua for "bunch of bananas",[3] Hispanicized spelling Huayunca) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru that is[4] about 5300m (17,400feet) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District, northwest of the mountains Waytani and Chankuwaña.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. Web site: Nevados. . IGN, Peru. June 19, 2014.
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate Peru RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994

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