Minapata (
Spanish ''mina''
mine
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction or digging
* Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
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Quechua ''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 Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
, about high . It is located in the
Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern 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 i ...
,
Bolognesi Province
The Bolognesi Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
Overview
The province originally was part of Cajatambo Province (part of Lima Region since 1916) until 1903, when it was split off and named after Col. Francisco Bolognes ...
,
Aquia District
Aquia District is one of fifteen districts of the province Bolognesi in Peru.
Geography
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 ...
, and in the
Recuay Province
The Recuay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is the town of Recuay.
Geography
The southern parts of the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the ...
,
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 traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.p ...
. 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
Caullaraju or Jeulla Rajo (possibly from Quechua ''qiwlla'' gull, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow, "snow-covered gull mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,682 m (18,642 ft) high. It is ...
.
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See also
*Quñuqqucha
Lake Conococha (possibly from Quechua ''quñuq'', ''qunuq'' warm, lukewarm, ''qucha'' lake, "warm lake") is a South American lake located in the Andes mountains of northwestern Peru. It is located in the region of Ancash near the junction of the ...
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Ancash Region
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