Hatun Hirka (Huaylas-Santa)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the provinces of Huaylas and Santa, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Hatun Hirka.

Hatun Hirka (Quechua hatun big, hirka mountain,^[2][3] "big mountain", also spelled Atun Irca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 3,400 m (11,200 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Pamparomas District, and in the Santa Province, Cáceres del Perú District, northwest of Pamparomas.^[1] It borders the Pacific Ocean.

Hatun Hirka
Hatun Hirka Peru
Highest point
Elevation	3,400 m (11,200 ft)^[1]
Coordinates	9°02′46″S 78°00′54″W / 9.04611°S 78.01500°W / -9.04611; -78.01500
Geography
Location	Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Negra

References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
2. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
3. "Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006" (PDF). Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Retrieved June 3, 2016.