Waych'awi | |
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Hatun Waych'awi | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,445 m (17,864 ft) |
Coordinates | 14°49′50″S 72°18′38″W / 14.83056°S 72.31056°WCoordinates: 14°49′50″S 72°18′38″W / 14.83056°S 72.31056°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Arequipa Region |
Parent range | Andes, Wansu |
Waych'awi (Aymara waych'a Minthostachys mollis, -wi a suffix, "place of waych'a plants", Hispanicized spelling Huaychahui), also known as Hatun Waych'awi (Quechua hatun big, "big Waych'awi", Hispanicized Jatun Huachahui), is a 5,445-metre-high (17,864 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is the highest mountain in the Wansu mountain range. Waych'awi is located in the Arequipa Region, on the border of the Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District, and the La Unión Province, Puyca District, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. It lies southwest of Wiska Tunqu.