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Winchus

Coordinates: 8°28′29″S 77°44′55″W / 8.47472°S 77.74861°W / -8.47472; -77.74861
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Winchus
Winchus is located in Peru
Winchus
Winchus
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates8°28′29″S 77°44′55″W / 8.47472°S 77.74861°W / -8.47472; -77.74861
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Winchus (Quechua winchus, winchu hummingbird,[2][3] also spelled Guinchos) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,780 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, Cusca District.[1]

Sources

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
  3. ^ "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.