Ampatuyoc (Pachamarca)

Ampatuyoc
Ampatuyoc
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°33′41″S 74°27′46″W / 12.56139°S 74.46278°W / -12.56139; -74.46278Coordinates: 12°33′41″S 74°27′46″W / 12.56139°S 74.46278°W / -12.56139; -74.46278 
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes

Ampatuyoc (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Hamp'atuyuq; hamp'atu frog, -yuq a suffix,[2][3] "the one with a frog (or frogs)") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Churcampa Province, Pachamarca District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Churcampa Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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