Kapillayuq

Coordinates: 12°36′30″S 75°27′26″W / 12.60833°S 75.45722°W / -12.60833; -75.45722
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Kapillayuq
Kapillayuq is located in Peru
Kapillayuq
Kapillayuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,129 m (16,827 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°36′30″S 75°27′26″W / 12.60833°S 75.45722°W / -12.60833; -75.45722
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

Kapillayuq (Quechua kapilla chapel (a borrowing from Spanish capilla), -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2][3] "the one with a chapel", also spelled Capillayoc) is a 5,129-metre-high (16,827 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Kapillayuq lies east of Walsa and west of the lake named Ñawinqucha.[1][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Cerro Capillayoc". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Shimikunata asirtachik killka, Inka-Castellanu, Diccionario Inga-Castellano, Serie Linguística Peruana No. 52
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)