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Mountain in Peru For the district in the Arequipa Region, Peru, see Huanuhuanu District.
Wanu Wanu
Wanu Wanu is located in PeruWanu WanuWanu WanuPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates15°11′34″S 71°02′11″W / 15.19278°S 71.03639°W / -15.19278; -71.03639
Naming
Language of nameAymara, Quechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Wanu Wanu (Aymara and Quechua wanu dung, fertilizer, "a lot of dung", hispanicized spelling Huanu Huanu) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, on the border of the districts of Condoroma and Ocoruro. It lies northeast of Atawallpa and southeast of Hatun Chhuka.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  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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