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The '''Waytapallana mountain range''' ([[Quechua language|Quechua]] ''wayta'' wild flower, a little bunch of flowers, ''pallay'' to collect, ''pallana'' an instrument to collect fruit / collectable, ''Waytapallana'' "a place where you collect wild flowers",<ref>Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): '''''wayta'''''. ''s. Flor silvestre, flor campestre.''</ref><ref>Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: '''''wayta''''' - ''s. Ramillete de flores.'' '''''pallay''''' - ''v. Recoger, recolectar con la mano o máquina.'' '''''pallana''''' - ''s. Agri. Instrumento para recolectar frutos. Cosechadora. / adj. Recolectable, recogible.'' '''''Waytapallana''''' - ''s. Geog. (Lugar donde se recogen flores del campo.) ... Nevado ubicado al E de la ciudad de Huancayo.''</ref> hispanicized spelling ''Huaytapallana'') lies in the [[Junín Region]] in the [[Andes]] of [[Peru]]. It extends between 11°47' and 11°56'S and 75°00' and 75°05'W for about 17 km.<ref>[http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1386i/peru/central.html usgs.gov] USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras</ref> The surface area of the zone is 378'40&nbsp;km². The range is located in the provinces [[Concepción Province, Peru|Concepción]] and [[Huancayo Province|Huancayo]].
The '''Waytapallana mountain range''' ([[Quechua language|Quechua]] ''wayta'' wild flower, a little bunch of flowers, ''pallay'' to collect, ''pallana'' an instrument to collect fruit / collectable, ''Waytapallana'' "a place where you collect wild flowers",<ref>Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): '''''wayta'''''. ''s. Flor silvestre, flor campestre.''</ref><ref>Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: '''''wayta''''' - ''s. Ramillete de flores.'' '''''pallay''''' - ''v. Recoger, recolectar con la mano o máquina.'' '''''pallana''''' - ''s. Agri. Instrumento para recolectar frutos. Cosechadora. / adj. Recolectable, recogible.'' '''''Waytapallana''''' - ''s. Geog. (Lugar donde se recogen flores del campo.) ... Nevado ubicado al E de la ciudad de Huancayo.''</ref> hispanicized spelling ''Huaytapallana'') lies in the [[Junín Region]] in the [[Andes]] of [[Peru]]. It extends between 11°47' and 11°56'S and 75°00' and 75°05'W for about 17&nbsp;km.<ref>[http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1386i/peru/central.html usgs.gov] USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras</ref> The surface area of the zone is 378'40&nbsp;km². The range is located in the provinces [[Concepción Province, Peru|Concepción]] and [[Huancayo Province|Huancayo]].


In 2011 Waytapallana was declared an Area of Regional Conservation by Supreme Decrete No. 018-2011-MINAM. The area of 22,406.52 ha is situated in the districts [[El Tambo District|El Tambo]], [[Huancayo District|Huancayo]], [[Pariahuanca District, Huancayo|Pariahuanca]] and [[Quilcas District|Quilcas]] of the Huancayo Province and in the [[Comas District, Concepción|Comas District]] of the Concepción Province.<ref>El Presidente de la República, Decreto Supremo que establece el Área de Conservación Regiona Huaytapallana, Decreto Supremo l018-2011-MINAM</ref>
In 2011 Waytapallana was declared an Area of Regional Conservation by Supreme Decrete No. 018-2011-MINAM. The area of 22,406.52 ha is situated in the districts [[El Tambo District|El Tambo]], [[Huancayo District|Huancayo]], [[Pariahuanca District, Huancayo|Pariahuanca]] and [[Quilcas District|Quilcas]] of the Huancayo Province and in the [[Comas District, Concepción|Comas District]] of the Concepción Province.<ref>El Presidente de la República, Decreto Supremo que establece el Área de Conservación Regiona Huaytapallana, Decreto Supremo l018-2011-MINAM</ref>
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Waytapallana mountain range
Highest point
PeakWaytapallana
Elevation5,557 m (18,232 ft)
Dimensions
Length17 km (11 mi) N-S
Geography
CountryPeru
RegionJunín Region
Parent rangeAndes

The Waytapallana mountain range (Quechua wayta wild flower, a little bunch of flowers, pallay to collect, pallana an instrument to collect fruit / collectable, Waytapallana "a place where you collect wild flowers",[1][2] hispanicized spelling Huaytapallana) lies in the Junín Region in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 11°47' and 11°56'S and 75°00' and 75°05'W for about 17 km.[3] The surface area of the zone is 378'40 km². The range is located in the provinces Concepción and Huancayo.

In 2011 Waytapallana was declared an Area of Regional Conservation by Supreme Decrete No. 018-2011-MINAM. The area of 22,406.52 ha is situated in the districts El Tambo, Huancayo, Pariahuanca and Quilcas of the Huancayo Province and in the Comas District of the Concepción Province.[4]

Highest mountains

The highest mountain in the range is Waytapallana at 5,557 metres (18,232 ft) (Lasuntay). Other notable peaks are:[5][6]

  • Ch'uspi or Ch'uspiqucha, 5,500 metres (18,045 ft)
  • Marayrasu, 4,943 metres (16,217 ft)
  • Putkaqucha, 5,236 metres (17,178 ft)
  • Puywan, 5,100 metres (16,732 ft)
  • T'illu, c. 5,050 metres (16,568 ft)
  • Yana Uqsha, 5,300 metres (17,388 ft)

Lakes

The zone contains six lakes:

  • Anka Wachanan (4,707 m amsl)
  • Qarwaqucha (4,407 m amsl)
  • Ch'uspiqucha (4,636 m amsl)
  • Hatunqucha (4,593 m amsl)
  • Lasu Hunt'ay (4,646 m amsl)
  • Pumaqucha (4,622 m amsl)

Accessibility

The Waytapallana mountain range is about 2 hours drive from the city Huancayo in the Junín Region. It is located 8 hours north-east of Lima.

For mountaineers in the mountain range, the departure point is called Virgen de las Nieves (Virgin of the Snow), located at 4,800 m (15,750 ft). At the Virgen de las Nieves there are two itineraries after which the ascent to the tip of the Waytapallana can be completed.

References

  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): wayta. s. Flor silvestre, flor campestre.
  2. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: wayta - s. Ramillete de flores. pallay - v. Recoger, recolectar con la mano o máquina. pallana - s. Agri. Instrumento para recolectar frutos. Cosechadora. / adj. Recolectable, recogible. Waytapallana - s. Geog. (Lugar donde se recogen flores del campo.) ... Nevado ubicado al E de la ciudad de Huancayo.
  3. ^ usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
  4. ^ El Presidente de la República, Decreto Supremo que establece el Área de Conservación Regiona Huaytapallana, Decreto Supremo l018-2011-MINAM
  5. ^ allthemountains.com
  6. ^ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Huaytapallana, Peru, in: The Alpine Journal, 2009, p. 161-167

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