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Mountain in Peru
Wachwa Runtuna
Wachwa Runtuna is located in PeruWachwa RuntunaWachwa RuntunaPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates12°16′19″S 75°44′34″W / 12.27194°S 75.74278°W / -12.27194; -75.74278
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Wachwa Runtuna (Quechua wachwa Andean goose, runtu egg, -na a suffix, "where the Andean goose lays eggs", also spelled Huachhua Runtuna) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,000 metres (16,404 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Alis and Tomas, south of Tomas.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima 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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