Winchus Hirka

Winchus Hirka
Winchus Hirka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 8°30′29″S 77°45′01″W / 8.50806°S 77.75028°W / -8.50806; -77.75028Coordinates: 8°30′29″S 77°45′01″W / 8.50806°S 77.75028°W / -8.50806; -77.75028
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Winchus Hirka (Quechua winchus, winchu hummingbird, hirka mountain,[2][3][4] "hummingbird mountain", also spelled Huinchusjirca) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,780 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, Cusca District. It lies south of a mountain named Winchus (Guinchos).[1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ "Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006" (PDF). Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Retrieved May 29, 2016.


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