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Chawpi Hanka (Ancash-Huánuco)

Coordinates: 10°07′09″S 76°54′58″W / 10.11917°S 76.91611°W / -10.11917; -76.91611
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Chawpi Hanka
Chawpi Hanka is located in Peru
Chawpi Hanka
Chawpi Hanka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°07′09″S 76°54′58″W / 10.11917°S 76.91611°W / -10.11917; -76.91611
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash, Huánuco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Chawpi Hanka (Quechua chawpi central, middle, hanka snowcapped ridge or peak; ice,[2][3][4] "central ridge (or peak)", Hispanicized spelling Chaupijanca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Huallanca and Huasta, and the Huánuco Region Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District. It lies on a ridge north of the Waywash mountain range.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ Rimaycuna, Quechua de Huánuco, Diccionario del quechua del Huallaga con índices castellano e inglés, Serie Lingüistica Peruana No. 48, p. 271
  4. ^ Características distíntivas del quechua de Corongo, Serie Lingüística Peruana No. 50, Peru, 2000, p. 32