Huayna Cotoni Explained

Huayna Cotoni
Elevation M:5463
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Cordillera Central, Pichqa Waqra
Location:Peru, Lima Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-12.2672°N -75.9844°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]

Huayna Cotoni or Wayna Qutuni(Aymara wayna young (man), bachelor, qutu heap, pile,[3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership ("the one with a heap"), Qutuni a neighboring mountain, "young Qutuni", Hispanicized spellings Huayna Cotoni, Huaynacotoni, Huaynacutuni) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5463m (17,923feet) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Ayaviri, Quinches and Tanta. Huayna Cotoni is in a sub-range of the Cordillera Central named Pichqa Waqra (Quechua for "five horns", also spelled Pichcahuajra) on the southern border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.[4] It lies between the lakes named Tikllaqucha in the north and Huayna Cotoni in the south, southwest of the peak of Qutuni and south of Aqupallqa.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://peakery.com/nevado-huaynacutuni/ peakery.com
  2. http://www.ign.gob.pe/ign.php?PG=Nomenclatorp&OPC=13&paginasok=8 ign.gob.pe
  3. http://www.katari.org/diccionario/diccionario.php www.katari.org
  4. ParksWatch, Park Profile - Peru Nor Yauyos – Cochas Landscape Reserve, p. 6
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)