Jatun Huaychahui (possibly from Quechua ''hatun'' big, "big Huaychahui") also known as Huaychahui (possibly from Aymara '' waych'a'' ''Minthostachys mollis'', ''-wi'' a

suffix In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...

, "place of ''waych'a'' plants"), is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is the highest mountain in the Huanzo mountain range. Jatun Huaychahui is located in the

Arequipa Region Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...

, on the border of the Condesuyos Province,

Cayarani District Cayarani District is one of eight districts of the province Condesuyos in Peru. Geography The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the dis ...

, and the La Unión Province,

Puyca District Puyca District is one of eleven Districts of Peru, districts of the province La Unión Province, Peru, La Unión in Peru. Geography The Wansu mountain range, Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district ...

, and in the

Cusco Region Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...

Chumbivilcas Province Chumbivilcas is a province in the Andes in South Peru. The Inca called it "Chumpiwillka". The seat of the province is Santo Tomás. Officially Chumbivilcas was founded on June 21, 1825. Geography Some of the most important rivers of the area are ...

, Santo Tomás District. It lies southwest of

Huiscatongo Huiscatongo (possibly from Aymara ''wiska'' wool rope, ''tunqu'' maize "rope maize") is a mountain in the east of the Huanzo mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province Chumbiv ...

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