Minapata (
Spanish
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...
''mina''
mine,
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...
''pata'' elevated place; above, at the top; edge, bank (of a river), shore)
is a mountain in the southern part of the
Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...
in the
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
, about high . It is located in the
Ancash Region
Ancash (; ) is a department and region in western Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, ...
,
Bolognesi Province
Bolognesi is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
Overview
The province originally was part of the province of Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo (part of Lima Region since 1916) until 1903, when it was split off and named after Col. Fran ...
,
Aquia District, and in the
Recuay Province,
Catac District
Catac District is one of ten districts of the Recuay Province in Peru. Its seat is Catac.
Geography
The southern part of the Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the ...
. Minapata lies south of
Challwa
Challhua (possibly from Quechua for "fish"),Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) Wiksu or Huicsu (both names possibly from Quechua for "twisted, bent") is a mountain in ...
and northeast of
Qiwllarahu.
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See also
* Quñuqqucha
References
Five-thousanders of the Andes
Mountains of the Department of Ancash
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