Chaupijanca

Chaupijanca
Chaupijanca
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,283 m (17,333 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°01′00″S 77°00′09″W / 10.01667°S 77.00250°W / -10.01667; -77.00250Coordinates: 10°01′00″S 77°00′09″W / 10.01667°S 77.00250°W / -10.01667; -77.00250 
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Huallanca

Chaupijanca or Chaupi Janca (possibly from Quechua chawpi central, middle, hanka snowcapped ridge or peak; ice,[2][3][4] "central ridge (or peak)") is a 5,283-metre-high (17,333 ft) mountain in the Huallanca (or Chaupijanca) mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Huallanca and Huasta.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The 5000m peaks of the Andes - page 6". John Biggar. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Rimaycuna, Quechua de Huánuco, Diccionario del quechua del Huallaga con índices castellano e inglés, Serie Lingüistica Peruana No. 48, p. 271
  4. ↑ Características distíntivas del quechua de Corongo, Serie Lingüística Peruana No. 50, Peru, 2000, p. 32
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
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