Winchu Q'asa

Winchu Q'asa
Winchu Q'asa is located in Peru
Winchu Q'asa
Winchu Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°48′36″S 75°11′14″W / 12.81000°S 75.18722°W / -12.81000; -75.18722
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

Winchu Q'asa (Quechua winchu magnetite, q'asa mountain pass,[2][3] "magnetite pass", Hispanicized spelling Huinchujasa) is a mountain in the Chunta in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Nuevo Occoro District. Winchu Q'asa lies southwest of Puka Q'asa, southeast of Tipiqucha and northeast of Q'iru Pinqullu.[1]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ^ Georg Petersen G.: Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú. Geological Society of America, 2010, p. 6
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.