T'alla Kallanka

T'alla Kallanka
T'alla Kallanka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates 14°35′09″S 72°32′31″W / 14.58583°S 72.54194°W / -14.58583; -72.54194Coordinates: 14°35′09″S 72°32′31″W / 14.58583°S 72.54194°W / -14.58583; -72.54194
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

T'alla Kallanka (Quechua t'alla outstanding woman of the Inca aristocracy, kallanka large roofed building used for celebrations during the Inca Empire,[2] hispanicized spelling Tallacallanca) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District. T'alla Kallanka lies west of Millu and northwest of Mina Q'asa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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