Kawituyuq (Concepción)

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For the mountain in the Huancayo Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Kawituyuq.
Kawituyuq
Kawituyuq is located in Peru
Kawituyuq
Kawituyuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°08′02″S 75°34′47″W / 12.13389°S 75.57972°W / -12.13389; -75.57972Coordinates: 12°08′02″S 75°34′47″W / 12.13389°S 75.57972°W / -12.13389; -75.57972
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

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 mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, Quero District.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chupaca Province (Junín Region)
  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.


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