Mount Huayanay
| Huayanay | |
|---|---|
 Huayanay in the clouds as seen from the Warmi Wañusqa mountain pass | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,464 m (17,927 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 13°17′54″S 72°23′35″W / 13.29833°S 72.39306°WCoordinates: 13°17′54″S 72°23′35″W / 13.29833°S 72.39306°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | swallow |
| Language of name | Quechua |
| Geography | |
  Huayanay Peru | |
| Location | Cusco, Peru |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcabamba |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1-1966 via N. ridge. |
Huayanay[1][2][3] (Quechua for swallow)[4] is a mountain and a massif in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,464 metres (17,927 ft) high. The massif is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Huarocondo District and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District.[3] Huayanay lies east of Salcantay and Paljay.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
- ^ a b Peru 1:100 000, Machupicchu (27-q). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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