Chawpi Hanka (Ancash-Huánuco)

Chawpi Hanka (Quechua chawpi central, middle, hanka snowcapped ridge or peak; ice,[2][3][4] "central ridge (or peak)", hispanicized spelling Chaupijanca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Huallanca and Huasta, and in the Huánuco Region Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District. It lies on a ridge north of the Waywash mountain range.[1]

Chawpi Hanka
Chawpi Hanka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°07′09″S 76°54′58″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash, Huánuco Region
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Rimaycuna, Quechua de Huánuco, Diccionario del quechua del Huallaga con índices castellano e inglés, Serie Lingüistica Peruana No. 48, p. 271
  4. Características distíntivas del quechua de Corongo, Serie Lingüística Peruana No. 50, Peru, 2000, p. 32
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