Mount Huayanay

Huayanay[1][2][3] (Quechua for swallow)[4] is a mountain and a massif in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,464 metres (17,927 ft) high. The massif is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Huarocondo District and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District.[3] Huayanay lies east of Salcantay and Paljay.[2]

Huayanay
Huayanay in the clouds as seen from the Warmi Wañusqa mountain pass
Highest point
Elevation5,464 m (17,927 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°17′54″S 72°23′35″W
Naming
English translationswallow
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Huayanay is located in Peru
Huayanay
Huayanay
Peru
LocationCusco, Peru
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcabamba
Climbing
First ascent1-1966 via N. ridge.

References

  1. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
  2. Peru 1:100 000, Machupicchu (27-q). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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