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Huaytapallana

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Huaytapallana (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Waytapallana; wayta wild flower, a little bunch of flowers, pallay to collect, pallana an instrument to collect fruit / collectable, Waytapallana "a place where you collect wild flowers",[1][2]) or Lasuntay is the highest peak in the Huaytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru.[3] Its summit reaches about 5,557 m (18,232 ft) above sea level. The mountain is situated in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, in the districts of Huancayo and Pariahuanca.[4]

Elevation5,557 m (18,232 ft)
Coordinates11°54′29″S 75°03′15″W
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Huaytapallana
Highest point
Elevation5,557 m (18,232 ft)
ListingList of mountains in the Andes
Coordinates11°54′29″S 75°03′15″W
Geography
Huaytapallana is located in Peru
Huaytapallana
Huaytapallana
Location within Peru
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Huancayo District, Pariahuanca District
Parent rangeAndes, Huaytapallana
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