Wank’ap’iti
Wank'ap'iti is a 4,976-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, Aija District, and in the Recuay Province, Ticapampa District. Wank'ap'iti lies southeast of Puka Allpa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,976 metres
- Description: mountain in Peru
- Also known as: “Cerro Huancapeti” and “Huancapetí”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Puma Puñunan and Puca Allpa.
Puma Puñunan
Peak
Puma Puñuna is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m. It lies in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, Aija District, southwest of Wank'ap'iti.
Puca Allpa
Peak
Puca Allpa or Puka Allpa is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, Aija District, and in the Recuay Province, on the border of the districts of Recuay and Ticapampa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aija.
Aija
Town
Photo: Mantunezc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aija is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Aija in the region Ancash, on the west side of the Cordillera Negra. The famous scientist Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo was born here. Aija is situated 9 km west of Wank’ap’iti.
Wank’ap’iti
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Aija District, Aija Province, Ancash, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-9.78725° or 9° 47′ 14″ southLongitude
-77.52472° or 77° 31′ 29″ westElevation
4,976 metres (16,325 feet)Open location code
67246F7G+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 9240382144OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Quechua—“Wank’ap’iti” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “瓦卡佩蒂山”
- Dutch: “Wank’ap’iti”
- Ladin: “Wank’ap’iti”
- Quechua: “Huancapete”
- Quechua: “Huancapeti”
- Quechua: “Wank’ap’iti”
- Quechua: “Wankapiti”
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