Algay (Chaulán)

Algay (possibly from Quechua for to cut halfway through, to interrupt; to fail,[2][3]) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,425 m (14,518 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, Chaulán District. It lies northeast of a lake and a mountain named Queuluacocha.[1][4]

This article is about the mountain in the Chaulán District, Huánuco Province, Huánuco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Allqay.
Algay
Algay
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,425 m (14,518 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°05′03″S 76°23′31″W
Geography
LocationHuánuco Region, Huánuco Province, San Pedro de Chaulán District
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Peru 1:100,000, Ambo 1650, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua (PDF). Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005 https://indigenasdelperu.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/diccionario-qeswa-academia-mayor-cuzco.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help) see: alqay
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huánuco Province (Huánuco Region)


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