Kawituyuq

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For the mountain in the Concepción Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Kawituyuq (Concepción).
Kawituyuq
Kawituyuq is located in Peru
Kawituyuq
Kawituyuq
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,803 m (15,758 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°58′34″S 75°03′24″W / 11.97611°S 75.05667°W / -11.97611; -75.05667Coordinates: 11°58′34″S 75°03′24″W / 11.97611°S 75.05667°W / -11.97611; -75.05667
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Huancayo Province
Parent rangeAndes

Kawituyuq (Quechua kawitu camp bed; rocking chair; swing; barbecue, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2][3] possibly "the one with a camp bed", also spelled Cahuituyoc) is a 4,803-metre-high (15,758 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Huancayo District. Kawituyuq lies south of the Waytapallana mountain range, southwest of Yana Uqsha.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Cerro Cahuituyoc". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua (PDF). Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005 https://indigenasdelperu.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/diccionario-qeswa-academia-mayor-cuzco.pdf. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region)


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