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Mountain in Peru
Collpa Janca
Collpa Janca is located in PeruCollpa JancaCollpa JancaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates8°40′06″S 77°45′45″W / 8.66833°S 77.76250°W / -8.66833; -77.76250
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Collpa Janca (possibly from Quechua qullpa salty, saltpeter, hanka snowcapped ridge or peak; ice, "salty ridge") is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,748 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, Cusca District, and in the Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District. Collpa Janca lies northeast of Champará.

References

  1. ^ Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  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 Corongo Province (Ancash Region)


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