Wachwa Runtuna (Quechua wachwa Andean goose, runtu egg, -na a suffix,[2][3][4][5] "where the Andean goose lays eggs", also spelled Huachhua Runtuna) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,000 metres (16,404 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Alis and Tomas, south of Tomas.[1]

Wachwa Runtuna
Wachwa Runtuna is located in Peru
Wachwa Runtuna
Wachwa Runtuna
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°16′19″S 75°44′34″W / 12.27194°S 75.74278°W / -12.27194; -75.74278
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Abdón Yaranga Valderrama: Diccionario Quechua-Español / Runa Simi-Español. Lima / Paris 2003: wachwa: Chloephaga melanoptera, syn. wallata
  3. ^ Panoramio: Chloephaga melanoptera (Huachua)
  4. ^ Informac SGRNMA al 31.12.07: huashua (Chloephga melanoptera), [...] huachua (Chloephaga melanoptera).
  5. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.