Upyanqa | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,300 m (17,400 ft) |
Coordinates | 12°32′41″S 75°46′57″W / 12.54472°S 75.78250°WCoordinates: 12°32′41″S 75°46′57″W / 12.54472°S 75.78250°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Lima Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Central |
Upyanqa (Quechua upyay to drink, -nqa an archaic nominalising suffix to indicate a place destinated for something, "(a place) for drinking", hispanicized spelling Upianca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,300 m (17,400 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Colonia and Huantan, north and northeast of a lake and a mountain named Wankarqucha. Upyanqaqucha is the name of a small lake northwest of Upyanqa.