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Elevation
  
4,600 m

Parent range
  
Mountain range
  
Waraqayuq

Location
  
Peru, Ancash Region, Huari Province

Similar
  
T'akaq, Asiru Phat'jata, Pukarani, Muyu Urqu, Pukara

Waraqayuq (Quechua waraqa sack, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a sack", hispanicized spelling Huaracayoc) or Warak'ayuq (warak'a sling or slingshot, "the one with a sling") is a mountain with an archaeological site of the same name in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District, east of the mountain Yanamaray.

Map of Warak'ayuq, Peru

The archaeological site of Waraqayuq lies on the northern slope of the mountain at 9°39′30″S 77°13′15″W, above the Walpish valley (Hualpish).

References

Waraqayuq Wikipedia


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