Waqay Willka

For the mountain east of Waqay Willka, see Urupampa.
Waqay Willka

Fields with the Urupampa range and Waqay Willqa (center) in the background
Highest point
Elevation 5,300 m (17,400 ft)
Coordinates 13°09′54″S 72°22′14″W / 13.16500°S 72.37056°W / -13.16500; -72.37056Coordinates: 13°09′54″S 72°22′14″W / 13.16500°S 72.37056°W / -13.16500; -72.37056
Geography
Waqay Willka

Peru

Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Urupampa

Waqay Willka (Quechua waqay to cry, willka Anadenanthera colubrina,[1][2] hispanicized spelling Huajayhuillca) is a mountain in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 m (17,400 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Huayopata District, and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. Waqay Willka lies southwest of Marquni.[3]

References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. Mariko Namba Walter,Eva Jane Neumann Fridman, Shamanism: An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices, and Culture, Vol. 1, p. 439 willka or vilca (Anadenanthera peregrina and Anadenanthera colubrina)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe Map of the Urubamba Province
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, December 07, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.