Mount Huayanay Explained

Huayanay
Map:Peru
Location:Cusco, Peru
Label Position:left
Coordinates:-13.2983°N -72.3931°W
Elevation M:5464
Translation:swallow
Language:Quechua
First Ascent:1-1966 via N. ridge.
Map Size:240

Huayanay[1] [2] (Quechua for swallow)[3] is a mountain and a massif in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5464m (17,927feet) high. The massif is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Huarocondo District and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District.[4] Huayanay lies east of Salcantay and Paljay.

Notes and References

  1. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
  2. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Machupicchu (27-q). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)