Wayunkayuq (Junín)

Wayunkayuq
Highest point
Elevation 3,800 m (12,500 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°22′30″S 75°39′21″W / 11.37500°S 75.65583°W / -11.37500; -75.65583Coordinates: 11°22′30″S 75°39′21″W / 11.37500°S 75.65583°W / -11.37500; -75.65583 
Geography
Wayunkayuq
Peru
Location Peru, Junín Region

Wayunkayuq (Quechua wayunka a bunch of bananas, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2] "the one with a bunch of bananas", also spelled Huayuncayoc) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 3,800 m (12,500 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Tarma Province, Acobamba District, south of Acobamba.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarma Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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