Waman Ch'arpa

For the mountain on the border of the Abancay Province and the Grau Province, Apurímac Region, Peru, see Waman Ch'arpa (Abancay-Grau).
Waman Ch'arpa
Waman Ch'arpa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates 14°36′26″S 72°36′39″W / 14.60722°S 72.61083°W / -14.60722; -72.61083Coordinates: 14°36′26″S 72°36′39″W / 14.60722°S 72.61083°W / -14.60722; -72.61083
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Waman Ch'arpa (Quechua waman falcon or variable hawk, ch'arpa gold nugget,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Huamancharpa) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District. Waman Ch'arpa lies southeast of Q'illu Pachaka.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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