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 Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,300 m (17,400 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 12°32′41″S 75°46′57″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Lima Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Central |
References
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- 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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