Wallwa Qhata

Wallwa Qhata
Wallwa Qhata

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,000 m (13,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°28′08″S 71°46′43″W / 13.46889°S 71.77861°W / -13.46889; -71.77861Coordinates: 13°28′08″S 71°46′43″W / 13.46889°S 71.77861°W / -13.46889; -71.77861 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Wallwa Qhata (Quechua wallwa a medical plant (Psoralea glandulosa, Otholobium glandulosum), qhata slope, hillside,[3] "wallwa slope", hispanicized spelling Huallhuacata) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) high. It is situated in the Calca Province, San Salvador District. Wallwa Qhata lies on the right bank of the Willkanuta River. The village of Wallwa (Huallhua) is situated at its feet.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Huallhuacata". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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