Wachwa Runtu

Mountain in Peru

Wachwa Runtu

Wachwa Runtu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation| 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates| 12°23′28″S 75°33′50″W﻿ / ﻿12.39111°S 75.56389°W﻿ / -12.39111; -75.56389
Geography
Location| Peru, Junín Region, Lima Region
Parent range| Andes, Cordillera Central

Wachwa Runtu (Quechua wachwa Andean goose, runtu egg,[2][3][4][5] "Andean goose egg", also spelled Huachhuarunto) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Chupaca Province, Yanacancha District, and in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District.[1]

## References

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