P'aqla Tanka

P'aqla Tanka (Quechua p'aqla bald, tanka a deep bifurcation, fork,[2][3][4] also spelled Pagletanca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Ambo Province, San Rafael District. P'aqla Tanka lies southwest of Ashu Hanka.[5]

P'aqla Tanka
P'aqla Tanka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°13′46″S 76°04′07″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Huánuco Region
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. Peru 1:100,000, Ambo 1650, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Edison Jimenez Blanco, Cusco Monumental, Historia, Costumbres
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Ambo Province (Huánuco Region)
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