Wank'ap'iti

Wank'ap'iti
Wank'ap'iti
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,976 m (16,325 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°47′14″S 77°31′29″W / 9.78722°S 77.52472°W / -9.78722; -77.52472Coordinates: 9°47′14″S 77°31′29″W / 9.78722°S 77.52472°W / -9.78722; -77.52472 
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Wank'ap'iti (Quechua wank'a rock, p'iti dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption,[2] Hispanicized spelling Huancapeti, Huancapetí, Huancapete) is a 4,976-metre-high (16,325 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, Aija District, and in the Recuay Province, Ticapampa District. Wank'ap'iti lies southeast of Puka Allpa.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Washington, D.C. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)


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