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Wachwani

Coordinates: 14°54′56″S 73°40′50″W / 14.91556°S 73.68056°W / -14.91556; -73.68056
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Wachwani
Wachwani is located in Peru
Wachwani
Wachwani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°54′56″S 73°40′50″W / 14.91556°S 73.68056°W / -14.91556; -73.68056
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region
Parent rangeAndes

Wachwani (Quechua wachwa Andean goose, Aymara -ni a suffix to indicate ownership,[2][3] "the one with the Andean goose", Hispanicized spelling Huachhuani) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Parinacochas Province, Coracora District.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Parinacochas Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ^ Abdón Yaranga Valderrama: Diccionario Quechua-Español / Runa Simi-Español. Lima / Paris 2003: wachwa: Chloephaga melanoptera, syn. wallata
  3. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)