Hatun Pawka (Quechua hatun big, pawka a plant (Escallonia herrerae),[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Jatunpauca) is a 5,420-metre-high (17,782 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta. Hatun Pawka lies on a ridge southeast of Paqarin Pawka and northeast of a lake named Pisququcha.[1][4]

Hatun Pawka
Hatun Pawka is located in Peru
Hatun Pawka
Hatun Pawka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,420 m (17,780 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°08′47″S 75°57′10″W / 12.14639°S 75.95278°W / -12.14639; -75.95278
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "Nevado Jatunpauca". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ Diagnóstico y Plan Maestro del Santuario Nacional de Ampay, 7. Flora y Fauna del SN de Ampay
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)