Wachwa Runtuna
Wachwa Runtuna (Quechua wachwa Andean goose, runtu egg, -na a suffix, "where the Andean goose lays eggs", also spelled Huachhua Runtuna) is a 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 Alis and Tomas, south of Tomas.
References
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
- ^ Abdón Yaranga Valderrama: Diccionario Quechua-Español / Runa Simi-Español. Lima / Paris 2003: wachwa: Chloephaga melanoptera, syn. wallata
- ^ Panoramio: Chloephaga melanoptera (Huachua)
- ^ Informac SGRNMA al 31.12.07: huashua (Chloephga melanoptera), [...] huachua (Chloephaga melanoptera).
- ^ 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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