Wayra Q'asa (

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 ...

''wayra'' wind, ''q'asa'' mountain pass, "wind pass", Hispanicized spelling ''Huayraccasa'') is a mountain in the Andes 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 situated in the

Huancavelica Region Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, ...

, Angaraes Province,

Lircay District Lircay District is one of twelve districts of the Angaraes Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Chuku at . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly Indig ...

. Wayra Q'asa lies southwest of

Hatun Rit'i Hatun Rit'i (Quechua ''hatun'' big, ''rit'i'' snow, "big snow (mountain)", Hispanicized spelling ''Jatunrite'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It lies in the Huancavelica Region, Angaraes Province, Lircay District Lircay Distr ...

, northwest of Qiwllaqucha and northeast of Puka Q'asa.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Angaraes Province (Huancavelica Region)

References

Mountains of the Department of Huancavelica Four-thousanders of the Andes {{Huancavelica-geo-stub