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Chaupijanca

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Mountain in Peru For the mountain on the border of the Ancash Region and the Huánuco Region, Peru, see Chawpi Hanka (Ancash-Huánuco).
Chaupijanca
Chaupijanca is located in PeruChaupijancaChaupijancaPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,283 m (17,333 ft)
Coordinates10°01′00″S 77°00′09″W / 10.01667°S 77.00250°W / -10.01667; -77.00250
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huallanca

Chaupijanca or Chaupi Janca (possibly from Quechua chawpi central, middle, hanka snowcapped ridge or peak; ice, "central ridge (or peak)") is a 5,283-metre-high (17,333 ft) mountain in the Huallanca (or Chaupijanca) mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Huallanca and Huasta.

References

  1. "The 5000m peaks of the Andes - page 6". John Biggar. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  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
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)


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