Alcay (Junin)

Alcay
Alcay
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,359 m (17,582 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°17′48″S 76°28′30″W / 11.29667°S 76.47500°W / -11.29667; -76.47500Coordinates: 11°17′48″S 76°28′30″W / 11.29667°S 76.47500°W / -11.29667; -76.47500 
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Alcay (possibly from Quechua for to cut halfway through, to interrupt; to fail,[2][3]) or Alcoy (allquy means "my dog") is a 5,359-metre-high (17,582 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Carhuacayan District and in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, Atavillos Alto District. It lies southwest of Yanque.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Alcay". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) see: alqay
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
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