Algay (Chaulán)

Algay
Algay
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,425 m (14,518 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°05′03″S 76°23′31″W / 10.08417°S 76.39194°W / -10.08417; -76.39194Coordinates: 10°05′03″S 76°23′31″W / 10.08417°S 76.39194°W / -10.08417; -76.39194 
Geography
Location Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, San Pedro de Chaulán District
Parent range Andes

Algay (possibly from Quechua for to cut halfway through, to interrupt; to fail,[2][3]) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,425 m (14,518 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, Chaulán District. It lies northeast of a lake and a mountain named Queuluacocha.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Ambo 1650, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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 Huánuco Province (Huánuco Region)


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