Wallqa Wallqa

For the mountain in the Apurímac Region, Peru, see Wallqa Wallqa (Apurímac).
Wallqa Wallqa
Highest point
Elevation 6,025 m (19,767 ft)
Coordinates 15°49′S 71°53′W / 15.817°S 71.883°W / -15.817; -71.883Coordinates: 15°49′S 71°53′W / 15.817°S 71.883°W / -15.817; -71.883
Geography
Wallqa Wallqa

Southern Peru

Parent range Andes
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt Central Volcanic Zone
Last eruption Unknown

Wallqa Wallqa (Aymara and Quechua wallqa collar,[1][2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of collars", hispanicized spelling Hualca Hualca) is a volcano[3] in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru. It has a height of 6,025 metres.

See also

References

  1. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. adsabs.harvard.edu


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