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Puwaq Hanka mountain range

Coordinates: 11°10′06″S 76°30′47″W / 11.16833°S 76.51306°W / -11.16833; -76.51306
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Puwaq Hanka mountain range
Puwaq Hanka mountain range is located in Peru
Puwaq Hanka mountain range
Puwaq Hanka mountain range
Highest point
PeakPuwaq Hanka, Yunkan
Elevation5,278[1] m (17,316 ft)
Geography
CountryPeru
Region(s)Junín Region, Lima Region
Range coordinates11°10′06″S 76°30′47″W / 11.16833°S 76.51306°W / -11.16833; -76.51306
Parent rangeAndes

The Puwaq Hanka mountain range Quechua puwaq, eight, hanka snowcapped peak or ridge,[2][3][4] "eight peaks (or ridges)", Hispanicized spelling Puagjanca, also Puagjancha) is in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Carhuacayan District, and in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, in the districts of and Andamarca and Atavillos Alto.[5]

Mountains

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Some of the highest mountains of the range are Puwaq Hanka at about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) and Yunkan at about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft).[5]

References

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  1. ^ Dirección Nacional Técnica de Demarcación Territorial, Junín-Lima
  2. ^ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
  3. ^ Rimaycuna, Quechua de Huánuco, Diccionario del quechua dell Huallaga con índices castellano e inglés, Serie Lingüistica Peruana No. 48, p. 271
  4. ^ Características distíntivas del quechua de Corongo, Serie Lingüística Peruana No. 50, Peru, 2000, p. 32
  5. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaral Province (Lima Region)