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Q'ara Wayuna

Coordinates: 13°01′47″S 75°22′30″W / 13.02972°S 75.37500°W / -13.02972; -75.37500
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Q'ara Wayuna
The western extensions of the Chunta mountain range as seen from Sukullu (looking to the south). Q'ara Wayuna lies in the background
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°01′47″S 75°22′30″W / 13.02972°S 75.37500°W / -13.02972; -75.37500
Geography
Q'ara Wayuna is located in Peru
Q'ara Wayuna
Q'ara Wayuna
Peru
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

Q'ara Wayuna (Quechua q'ara bare, naked, wayuna basket,[2] "bare basket", Hispanicized spelling Jarahuayuna) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, on the border of the districts of Aurahuá and Castrovirreyna. It lies southwest of Sukullu and a lake named Antaqucha ("copper lake", Hispanicized Antacocha).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005. , see: waracha