Upyanqa

Upyanqa (Quechua upyay to drink, -nqa an archaic nominalising suffix to indicate a place destinated for something,[2][3] "(a place) for drinking", hispanicized spelling Upianca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,300 m (17,400 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Colonia and Huantan, north and northeast of a lake and a mountain named Wankarqucha. Upyanqaqucha is the name of a small lake northwest of Upyanqa.[1]

Upyanqa
Upyanqa is located in Peru
Upyanqa
Upyanqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,300 m (17,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°32′41″S 75°46′57″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Sufijos arcaicos quechuas en la toponimia andina, Etimologias, Lexis XXVI. 2 (2002): 559-577


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