Andavite

Andavite^[1][2] (possibly from Quechua anta copper, p'iti dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption^[3]) or Chopiraju^[4] is a 5,518-metre-high (18,104 ft)^[4][1] mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located northeast of the village of Pitec, between Huaraz and Huari provinces in Ancash. Andavite lies northwest of Cayesh and southeast of Tullparaju.^[4] It is situated at the end of the Quilcayhuanca valley, southeast of a lake named Tullpacocha.

Key Information

Andavite
Highest point
Elevation	5,518 m (18,104 ft)
Coordinates	9°25′51″S 77°19′33″W / 9.43083°S 77.32583°W / -9.43083; -77.32583
Geography
Andavite Location within Peru
Location	Ancash, Peru
Parent range	Cordillera Blanca
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1. ^ ^{a b} Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
2. ^ Díaz, Felipe (2008–2009). Carta Turística. Cordilleras Blanca, Negra, Huayhuash y Callejón de Huaylas.
3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
4. ^ ^{a b c} Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.

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