Wila Kunka (Corani)

This article is about the mountain in the Corani District, Carabaya Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wila Kunka (disambiguation).
Wila Kunka
Wila Kunka

Location within Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°03′41″S 70°44′44″W / 14.06139°S 70.74556°W / -14.06139; -70.74556Coordinates: 14°03′41″S 70°44′44″W / 14.06139°S 70.74556°W / -14.06139; -70.74556
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Wila Kunka (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, kunka throat,[2][3] "red throat", hispanicized spelling Huilacunca) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Wila Kunka lies northeast of the mountains Hatunk'uchu and Khunurana.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved December 22, 2014.


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