Wayra Q'asa (Huancavelica)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Castrovirreyna Province and the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wayra Q'asa.
Wayra Q'asa
Wayra Q'asa is located in Peru
Wayra Q'asa
Wayra Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°05′22″S 75°02′30″W / 13.08944°S 75.04167°W / -13.08944; -75.04167
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

Wayra Q'asa (Quechua wayra wind, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "wind pass", Hispanicized spelling Huayrajasa) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District, and in the Huancavelica Province, Huachocolpa District.[1]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.