K'uchu Hanka
K'uchu Hanka (Quechua k'uchu corner, local Quechua hanka snowcapped ridge or peak; ice,[2][3][4] "corner peaks", Hispanicized spelling Jochojanca) is a 4,925-metre-high (16,158 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Ambo Province, San Rafael District, and in the Pachitea Province, Panao District. K'uchu Hanka lies north of Wamanripayuq, northwest of the Waqurunchu mountain range.[5]
| K'uchu Hanka | |
|---|---|
  K'uchu Hanka Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,925 m (16,158 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 10°25′38″S 76°01′45″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Huánuco Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
References
- Peru 1:100,000, Ambo 1650, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- Rimaycuna, Quechua de Huánuco, Diccionario del quechua del Huallaga con índices castellano e inglés, Serie Lingüistica Peruana No. 48, p. 271
- Características distíntivas del quechua de Corongo, Serie Lingüística Peruana No. 50, Peru, 2000, p. 32
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pachitea Province (Huánuco Region)
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