Wallqa Wallqa (Apurímac)

For the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru, see Wallqa Wallqa.
Wallqa Wallqa
Wallqa Wallqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°40′9″S 72°41′36″W / 14.66917°S 72.69333°W / -14.66917; -72.69333Coordinates: 14°40′9″S 72°41′36″W / 14.66917°S 72.69333°W / -14.66917; -72.69333
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province
Parent range Andes

Wallqa Wallqa (Quechua wallqa collar,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of collars", hispanicized spelling Hualca Hualca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Wallqa Wallqa lies south-west of the mountains Sara Sara and Runtu Quri, near the northern border of the Arequipa Region.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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