Wamanpinta (Huaraz)

For the mountain in the Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru, see Wamanpinta.
Wamanpinta
Wamanpinta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates 9°28′34″S 77°40′57″W / 9.47611°S 77.68250°W / -9.47611; -77.68250Coordinates: 9°28′34″S 77°40′57″W / 9.47611°S 77.68250°W / -9.47611; -77.68250
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Wamanpinta (Quechua for Chuquiraga,[2] also spelled Huamanpinta) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Pira District.[1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Louis Girault, Kallawaya - guérisseurs itinérants des Andes. Recherches sur les pratiques médicinales et magiques. Paris 1984


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