Hatun Pawka

Hatun Pawka
Hatun Pawka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,420 m (17,780 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°08′47″S 75°57′10″W / 12.14639°S 75.95278°W / -12.14639; -75.95278Coordinates: 12°08′47″S 75°57′10″W / 12.14639°S 75.95278°W / -12.14639; -75.95278 
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Hatun Pawka (Quechua hatun big, pawka a plant (Escallonia herrerae),[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Jatunpauca) is a 5,420-metre-high (17,782 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta. Hatun Pawka lies on a ridge southeast of Paqarin Pawka and northeast of a lake named Pisququcha.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Jatunpauca". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diagnóstico y Plan Maestro del Santuario Nacional de Ampay, 7. Flora y Fauna del SN de Ampay
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)


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