Huayna Cotoni

Summary

Huayna Cotoni or Wayna Qutuni(Aymara wayna young (man), bachelor, qutu heap, pile,[3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership ("the one with a heap"), Qutuni a neighboring mountain, "young Qutuni", Hispanicized spellings Huayna Cotoni, Huaynacotoni, Huaynacutuni) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,463 metres (17,923 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Ayaviri, Quinches and Tanta. Huayna Cotoni is in a sub-range of the Cordillera Central named Pichqa Waqra (Quechua for "five horns", also spelled Pichcahuajra) on the southern border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.[4] It lies between the lakes named Tikllaqucha in the north and Huayna Cotoni in the south, southwest of the peak of Qutuni and south of Aqupallqa.[5]

Huayna Cotoni
Huayna Cotoni is located in Peru
Huayna Cotoni
Huayna Cotoni
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,463 m (17,923 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°16′02″S 75°59′04″W / 12.26722°S 75.98444°W / -12.26722; -75.98444[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central, Pichqa Waqra
Snow-covered mountains northeast of Ayaviri where Huayna Cotoni and Qutuni (behind it) are situated

References edit

  1. ^ peakery.com, retrieved on September 24, 2013
  2. ^ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru
  3. ^ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary
  4. ^ ParksWatch, Park Profile - Peru Nor Yauyos – Cochas Landscape Reserve, p. 6
  5. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)