Coordinates: 13°56′22″S 70°19′46″W / 13.93944°S 70.32944°W / -13.93944; -70.32944

Huallota Huachana

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Huallota Huachana
Huallota Huachana is located in Peru
Huallota Huachana
Huallota Huachana
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°56′22″S 70°19′46″W / 13.93944°S 70.32944°W / -13.93944; -70.32944[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Carabaya

Huallota Huachana (possibly from Quechua wallata Andean goose, wacha birth, to give birth, -na a suffix,[3] "where the Andean goose is born") is a mountain in the Carabaya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ayapata District, southeast of Allincapac.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region) (unnamed)
  2. ^ a b "Cerro Huallota Huachana". IGM, Peru. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.