Waqutuyuq | |
Elevation M: | 4800 |
Location: | Peru, Huancavelica Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -12.9047°N -75.1347°W |
Waqutuyuq (Quechua waqutu a variety of potatoes, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the waqutu", also spelled Huajotuyo) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4800m (15,700feet) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District, north of Antarasu. Waqutuyuq lies at a valley named Qarwa Q'asa ("yellowish valley", also spelled Carhuajasa). The waters of its intermittent stream flow to Kachimayu in the north.