Huayna Cotoni or Wayna Qutuni(
Aymara ''wayna'' young (man), bachelor, ''qutu'' heap, pile, ''-ni'' a
suffix
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to indicate ownership ("the one with a heap"), ''
Qutuni'' a neighboring mountain, "young Qutuni", Hispanicized spellings ''Huayna Cotoni, Huaynacotoni, Huaynacutuni'') is a mountain in the ''
Cordillera Central Central Cordillera refers to the New Guinea Highlands.
Cordillera Central, meaning ''central range'' in Spanish, may refer to the following mountain ranges:
* Cordillera Central, Andes (disambiguation), several mountain ranges in South America
** ...
'' 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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, about high. It is located in the
Lima Region,
Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of
Ayaviri,
Quinches and
Tanta
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. Huayna Cotoni is in a sub-range of the Cordillera Central named Pichqa Waqra (Quechua for "five horns", also spelled ''Pichcahuajra'') on the southern border of the
Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
The Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve ( es, Reserva Paisajística Nor Yauyos-Cochas) is a protected area in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province and in the Junín Region, Jauja Province. It lies with the Peruvian Yungas and Central ...
. It lies between the lakes named
Tikllaqucha
Ticllacocha (possibly from Quechua ''tiklla'' two-colored / eyelash, ''qucha'' lake, lagoon,) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region) It is s ...
in the north and
Huayna Cotoni
Huayna Cotoni or Wayna Qutuni(Aymara language, Aymara ''wayna'' young (man), bachelor, ''qutu'' heap, pile, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership ("the one with a heap"), ''Qutuni'' a neighboring mountain, "young Qutuni", Hispanicized spellings ...
in the south, southwest of the peak of Qutuni and south of
Aqupallqa
Aqupallqa (Quechua ''aqu'' sand, ''pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa'' forked, branched, fork, bifurcation, "sand bifurcation", Hispanicized spellings ''Acopalca, Acospalca'') is a mountain in the '' Cordillera Central'' in the Andes of Peru, about high. ...
.
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Lima Region
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