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Muntirayuq (Pomacancha)

Coordinates: 11°37′57″S 75°38′17″W / 11.63250°S 75.63806°W / -11.63250; -75.63806
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Muntirayuq
Muntirayuq is located in Peru
Muntirayuq
Muntirayuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°37′57″S 75°38′17″W / 11.63250°S 75.63806°W / -11.63250; -75.63806
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Muntirayuq (Quechua muntira an ancient cloth cap; a bullfighter's hat, -yuq a suffix,[2][3] 'the one with a cap', also spelled Monterayoc) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 metres (13,780 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Pomacancha District.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ Qhichwa Suyup Simi Pirwan Diccionario de la Nación Quechua, Consejo Educativo de la Nación Quechua "CENAQ"
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.