Tuku Wachanan

For the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru, see Tuku Wachana.
Tuku Wachanan
Tuku Wachanan is located in Peru
Tuku Wachanan
Tuku Wachanan
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°14′52″S 77°18′47″W / 10.24778°S 77.31306°W / -10.24778; -77.31306
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes

Tuku Wachanan (Quechua tuku owl, wacha birth, to give birth, -na, -n suffixes,[2][3] "where the owl is born", also spelled Tucuhuachanan) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Cajacay District.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  3. ^ 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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