Wanqa
For the district in the Arequipa Region, Peru, see Huanca District.
| Wanqa | |
|---|---|
  Wanqa Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 15°17′15″S 72°11′35″W / 15.28750°S 72.19306°WCoordinates: 15°17′15″S 72°11′35″W / 15.28750°S 72.19306°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Arequipa Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Chila |
Wanqa (Aymara for a very big stone,[2] hispanicized spelling Huanca) or Wank'a (Quechua for rock)[3][4] is a 5,200 m (17,060 ft) high mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Wanqa lies southwest of Waylla Tarpuna and Kunturkhacha and northeast of Chinchun and Asiruta.[1]
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Note: Place names of both languages occur in the Chachas District.
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