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Huaynaccapac (Puno)

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Location
  
Peru, Puno Region

Mountain range
  
Andes

Elevation
  
5,721 m

Parent ranges
  
Andes, Carabaya Province

Huaynaccapac (Puno)

First ascent
  
1-1960 via S. face?: E. slopes, descend S.W. slopes-1967. --Lower peak c.5660m: 1-1960 via N.W. ridge

Huaynaccapac (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Wayna Qhapaq; wayna young, young man, qhapaq the mighty one, "the young mighty one", hispanicized spellings Huayna Capac, Huaynaccapac, Huaynacapac) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is one of the highest peaks of the Carabaya mountain range rising up to 5,721 metres (18,770 ft). Huaynaccapac is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, north or northeast to east of Allincapac, the highest mountain of the range.

Map of Wayna Qhapaq, Peru

References

Huaynaccapac (Puno) Wikipedia