Winchus

Winchus
Winchus
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 8°28′29″S 77°44′55″W / 8.47472°S 77.74861°W / -8.47472; -77.74861Coordinates: 8°28′29″S 77°44′55″W / 8.47472°S 77.74861°W / -8.47472; -77.74861 
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Winchus (Quechua winchus, winchu hummingbird,[2][3] also spelled Guinchos) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,780 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, Cusca District.[1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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