Jatuncunca

For the mountain on the border of the provinces of Huaylas and Yungay Province, Ancash Region, Peru, see Hatun Kunka (Huaylas-Yungay).

Jatuncunca
Janyaraju, Jangyraju
Jatuncunca Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,600 m (18,400 ft)
Coordinates	9°24′37″S 77°27′01″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Jatuncunca^[1] (possibly from Quechua hatun big, kunka throat, gullet,^[2] "big throat" or big gullet"), Janyaraju^[3] or Jangyraju^[4] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca of the Andes of Peru, about 5,600 metres (18,373 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, on the border of the districts Independencia and Tarica.^[5] Jatuncunca lies west of Ocshapalca.^[3]

References

1. Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
3. Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
4. Neate, Jill (1994). "Peru". Mountaineering in the Andes (PDF). RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre. p. 13. ISBN 0-907649-64-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)