Wamanrasu

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Wamanrasu
Wamanrasu is located in Peru
Wamanrasu
Wamanrasu
Peru
Highest point
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Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta
Climbing
First ascent 1-1965 via N.E. ridge, traverse to S. peak, descend S. ridge.[3]

Wamanrasu (Quechua waman falcon[4] or variable hawk,[5] Ancash Quechua rasu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[6] hispanicized spellings Huamanrazo, Huamanrazu) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,304 metres (17,402 ft)[1] high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District and in the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District.[7] Wamanrasu lies northeast of the mountain Antarasu and northwest of the mountain Qarwarasu (Carhuarazo) of the Huancavelica Region.

The local peasants consider Wamanrasu to be the mightiest Apu of the region.[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 John Biggar: The Andes. A Guide for Climbers, p. 108
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  3. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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  7. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region) showing "Nevado Huamanrazo"
  8. PASTA 2005.CDR - Gobierno Regional de Huancavelica, p. 60


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