Huanca (mountain)
Huanca (possibly from Aymara for a very big stone,[2] or from Quechua for rock)[3][4] is a 5,200-metre-high (17,060 ft) mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Huanca lies southwest of Huayllatarpuna and Condorcacha and northeast of Chinchón and Aceruta.[1]
| Huanca | |
|---|---|
  Huanca Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 15°17′15″S 72°11′35″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Arequipa Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Chila |
References
- 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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