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Waña (Peru)

Coordinates: 14°36′25″S 72°27′13″W / 14.60694°S 72.45361°W / -14.60694; -72.45361
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Waña
Waña is located in Peru
Waña
Waña
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°36′25″S 72°27′13″W / 14.60694°S 72.45361°W / -14.60694; -72.45361
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Waña (Aymara for dry, Quechua for a potato variety,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Huaña) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Waña lies northwest of Wamanripa, northeast of Chankuwaña, east of Wayunka and southeast of Ikma.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.