Huacaypaca
(possibly from
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''waqay'', to cry, crying, ''paka'' eagle)
is a mountain in the
Cordillera Central in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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, high.
It lies in the
Lima Region
The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho.
Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Departmen ...
,
Huarochiri Province, in the north of the
Tantaranche District. Huacaypaca is situated northeast of a lake named Chumpicocha.
Huacaypaca lies south-west of the mountains Wisk'achani and Huapalco, north-west of Chumpicocha, and southeast of the mountain Yana Kunka. It is southwest of Punta Sur (Southeast Point) and southeast of the Cerro Coqueña massif. Huacaypaca is also the name of the neighboring lake east of the mountain.
Huacaypaca receives about 2,900 millimetres (113 in) of precipitation during a year. The average temperature is 15 °C (59 °F).
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Lima Region
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