Wiñaq (Peru)

For the political party in Guatemala, see Winaq. For the district in the Yauyos Province, Lima Region, Peru, see Viñac District.
Wiñaq
Wiñaq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°05′07″S 76°01′45″W / 12.08528°S 76.02917°W / -12.08528; -76.02917Coordinates: 12°05′07″S 76°01′45″W / 12.08528°S 76.02917°W / -12.08528; -76.02917
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Wiñaq (Quechua for "growing", "the one that grows" or a kind of tree (Tabebuia nodosa),[2][3] also spelled Huiñac) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Wiñaq lies west of a lake named Pawqarqucha and south of P'itiqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Quichua". Alero Quichua Santiagueño. Retrieved May 26, 2016.


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