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Atuq Wachana (Ayacucho)

Coordinates: 13°32′59″S 74°32′24″W / 13.54972°S 74.54000°W / -13.54972; -74.54000
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Atuq Wachana
Atuq Wachana is located in Peru
Atuq Wachana
Atuq Wachana
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,000 m (13,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°32′59″S 74°32′24″W / 13.54972°S 74.54000°W / -13.54972; -74.54000
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province
Parent rangeAndes

Atuq Wachana (Quechua atuq fox, wacha birth, to give birth, -na a suffix,[2] "where the fox is born", erroneously also spelled Atcchuachana) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province, Totos District, northwest of Totos.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cangallo Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.