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Mountain in Peru
Wayunka
Wayunka is located in PeruWayunkaWayunkaPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,300 m (17,400 ft)
Coordinates14°36′24″S 72°29′23″W / 14.60667°S 72.48972°W / -14.60667; -72.48972
Geography
LocationPeru, Apurímac Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Wayunka (Quechua for "bunch of bananas", Hispanicized spelling Huayunca) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru that is about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District, northwest of the mountains Waytani and Chankuwaña.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate Peru RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994


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