Rit'ipata (Ayacucho)

For the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru, see Rit'ipata.
Rit'ipata
Rit'ipata is located in Peru
Rit'ipata
Rit'ipata
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°25′45″S 74°41′30″W / 13.42917°S 74.69167°W / -13.42917; -74.69167
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province
Parent rangeAndes

Rit'ipata (Quechua rit'i snow, pata elevated place / above, at the top / edge, bank (of a river), shore,[2] also spelled Ritipata) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province, Paras District. Rit'ipata lies south-west of the mountain Saywa Q'asa and north of the mountain Waranwallqa.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cangallo Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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