Huaypun (possibly from Quechua waypu a name applied for different species of Tinamidae, Nothoprocta pentlandii, Rhynchotus rufescens and Rhynchotus maculicollis,[2][3] -n a suffix) 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.[1] Huaypun lies on the western bank of the Vilcanota River, southeast of Pachatusan and southwest of Tauja.
| Huaypun | |
|---|---|
 Cusco with the mountains Pillku Urqu (on the left), Pachatusan (center) and Huaypun in the background | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 13°32′54″S 71°45′42″W / 13.54833°S 71.76167°W |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Quechua |
| Geography | |
  Huaypun Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Calca Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
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References edit
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
- ^ Martín R. de la Peña, Diccionario de nombres vulgares de las Aves de Argentina, Serie Naturaleza, Conservación y Sociedad, No. 1, 2011
- ^ Juan Carlos Chebez, Alejandro Mouchard, Lucas Rodríguez, Ornitonimia popular y científica de las aves argentinas II. (Tinamiformes, Sphenisciformes y Podicipediformes), in Nótulas Faunísticas, Segunda Serie, 65, 2011, see p. 5: Rhynchotus maculicollis Gray, 1867 (guaipo, huaipo, guaypo, waypo (QU))
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