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Mountain in Peru
Wachwa Runtu
Wachwa Runtu is located in PeruWachwa RuntuWachwa RuntuPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates12°23′28″S 75°33′50″W / 12.39111°S 75.56389°W / -12.39111; -75.56389
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Wachwa Runtu (Quechua wachwa Andean goose, runtu egg, "Andean goose egg", also spelled Huachhuarunto) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Chupaca Province, Yanacancha District, and in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chupaca Province (Junín Region)
  2. Abdón Yaranga Valderrama: Diccionario Quechua-Español / Runa Simi-Español. Lima / Paris 2003: wachwa: Chloephaga melanoptera, syn. wallata
  3. Panoramio: Chloephaga melanoptera (Huachua)
  4. Informac SGRNMA al 31.12.07: huashua (Chloephga melanoptera), huachua (Chloephaga melanoptera).
  5. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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