Huaypun (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 ...
''waypu'' a name applied for different species of ''
Tinamidae'', ''
Nothoprocta pentlandii'', ''
Rhynchotus rufescens
The red-winged tinamou (''Rhynchotus rufescens'') is a medium-sized ground-living bird from central and eastern South America.Clements, J (2007) Other common names for the species include ''perdiz grande'', ''rufous tinamou'', and '' ynambu''.
...
'' and ''
Rhynchotus maculicollis'',
[Martín R. de la Peña, Diccionario de nombres vulgares de las Aves de Argentina, Serie Naturaleza, Conservación y Sociedad, No. 1, 2011][Juan Carlos Chebez, Alejandro Mouchard, Lucas Rodríguez, Ornitonimia popular y científica de las aves argentinas II.
(Tinamiformes, Sphenisciformes y Podicipediformes), in Nótulas Faunísticas, Segunda Serie, 65, 2011, see p. 5: ''Rhynchotus maculicollis Gray, 1867'' (''guaipo, huaipo, guaypo, waypo'' (QU))] ''-n'' a
suffix) is a mountain in the
Cusco Region in
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = National seal
, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
, about high. It is situated in the
Calca Province,
San Salvador District
San Salvador District is one of eight Districts of Peru, districts of the province Calca Province, Calca in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Pachatusan at . Other mountains are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The peop ...
, and in the
Quispicanchi Province
Quispicanchi Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography
The Quispicanchi Province is bounded to the north by the Paucartambo Province and the Madre de Dios Region, to the east by the ...
,
Oropesa District.
[ Huaypun lies on the western bank of the Vilcanota River, southeast of ]Pachatusan
Pachatusan ( Quechua ''pacha'' earth, ''tusa'', a prop to support a wall or building, ''pachatusa'' prop of the earth, ''-n'' a suffix) is a mountain northeast of the city of Cusco in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Cusco R ...
and southwest of Tauja.
See also
* Pumacancha
* Curi
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region
{{Cusco-geo-stub