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Mountain in Peru
Winsu
Winsu is located in PeruWinsuWinsuPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates12°12′34″S 75°51′17″W / 12.20944°S 75.85472°W / -12.20944; -75.85472
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Winsu (Quechua for firstborn child, also spelled Huinso) is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,000 metres (16,404 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Vitis.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. Gerald Taylor, Textes quechua de Laraos (Yauyos), Journal de la Société des Américanistes, Year 1990, Volume 76 Issue 1 p. 128-129


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