Wayta Hirka Punta (

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 ...

''wayta''

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; wild flower; the whistling of the wind,

Ancash Quechua Ancash Quechua, or Huaylay (Waylay), is a Quechua variety spoken in the Peruvian department of Ancash by approximately 1,000,000 people. Like Wanka Quechua, it belongs to Quechua I (according to Alfredo Torero). Classification The Ancash Quech ...

''hirka'' mountain, ''punta'' peak; ridge; first, before, in front of, also spelled ''Huayta Jirca Punta'') is a mountain 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 ...

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which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the

Huánuco Region Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huán ...

Dos de Mayo Province The Dos de Mayo Province (literally ''May 2'') is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of La Unión. Boundaries *North: Huamalíes Province *East: Leoncio Prado Province *South: Huánuco ...

Marías District Marías District is one of nine districts of the province Dos de Mayo in Peru. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua desc ...

. Wayta Hirka Punta lies south of

Tikti Punta Tikti Punta (Quechua ''tikti'' wart, ''punta'' peak; ridge; first, before, in front of, "wart peak", also spelled ''Ticte Punta'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Dos de Mayo Province, Marías District. ...

and southeast of a lake named Saqsaqucha ("multi-colored lake").

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Mountains of Peru Mountains of Huánuco Region {{Huanuco-geo-stub