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Wathiyaqucha

Coordinates: 10°40′39″S 77°02′27″W / 10.67750°S 77.04083°W / -10.67750; -77.04083
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Wathiyaqucha
Wathiyaqucha is located in Peru
Wathiyaqucha
Wathiyaqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,965 m (16,289 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°40′39″S 77°02′27″W / 10.67750°S 77.04083°W / -10.67750; -77.04083
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Wathiyaqucha (Quechua wathiya roasted potatoes, a traditional dish, qucha lake,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Bateacocha) is a 4,965-metre-high (16,289 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Gorgor District, and in the Huaura Province, Ambar District. Wathiyaqucha lies between Wanki in the west and Puka Parya in the east.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cerro Bateacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)