Kapillayuq Explained

Kapillayuq
Elevation M:5129
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Junín Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-12.6083°N -75.4572°W

Kapillayuq (Quechua kapilla chapel (a borrowing from Spanish capilla), -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2] "the one with a chapel", also spelled Capillayoc) is a 5129m (16,827feet) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Kapillayuq lies east of Walsa and west of the lake named Ñawinqucha.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cerro Capillayoc. . IGN, Peru. March 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403000738/http://www.ign.gob.pe/nomenclatorDigital/carta.php?id=5047. April 3, 2015. dead.
  2. Shimikunata asirtachik killka, Inka-Castellanu, Diccionario Inga-Castellano, Serie Linguística Peruana No. 52
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)