Waypun | |
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Cusco with the mountains Pillku Urqu (on the left), Pachatusan (center) and Waypun in the background
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,200 m (13,800 ft) |
Coordinates | 13°32′54″S 71°45′42″W / 13.54833°S 71.76167°WCoordinates: 13°32′54″S 71°45′42″W / 13.54833°S 71.76167°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Calca Province |
Parent range | Andes |
Waypun (Quechua waypu a name applied for different species of Tinamidae, Nothoprocta pentlandii, Rhynchotus rufescens and Rhynchotus maculicollis,-n a suffix, hispanicized spelling Huaypun) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,200 metres (13,780 ft) high. It is situated in the Calca Province, San Salvador District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Oropesa District. Waypun lies on the western bank of the Willkanuta River, southeast of Pachatusan and southwest of Tawqa.