Wayunka (
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 ...
for "bunch of bananas", Hispanicized spelling ''Huayunca'') is a mountain in the
Wansu mountain range 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 ...
that is
[Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate Peru RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994] about high. It is situated in the
Apurímac Region Apurímac is the name of:
*Apurímac River, a river in the south-eastern parts of central Peru
* Department of Apurímac, a region in the south-eastern parts of central Peru
*Three albums by the German new-age band Cusco
Cusco or Cuzco (; or ...
,
Antabamba Province,
Oropesa District, northwest of the mountains
Waytani
Waytani (Aymara language, Aymara ''wayta'' headdress made of feathers or flowers, ''-ni'', a suffix to indicate ownership, 'the one with the decoration on the head', Hispanicized spelling ''Huaytane'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range, ...
and
Chankuwaña
Chankuwaña (Aymara language, Aymara for throw something so that people can scramble or fight for it, Hispanicized spelling ''Chancoaña, Chancohuana, Chancohuaña, Chancohuañachico, Chancohuana Chico'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range ...
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References
Five-thousanders of the Andes
Mountains of the Department of Apurímac
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