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Waman Ch'arpa

Coordinates: 14°36′26″S 72°36′39″W / 14.60722°S 72.61083°W / -14.60722; -72.61083
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Waman Ch'arpa
Waman Ch'arpa is located in Peru
Waman Ch'arpa
Waman Ch'arpa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°36′26″S 72°36′39″W / 14.60722°S 72.61083°W / -14.60722; -72.61083
Geography
LocationPeru, Apurímac Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Waman Ch'arpa (Quechua waman falcon or variable hawk, ch'arpa gold nugget,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Huamancharpa) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District. Waman Ch'arpa lies southeast of Q'illu Pachaka.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)