Wila Kunka

This article is about the mountain in the districts of Macusani and Ollachea, Carabaya Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wila Kunka (disambiguation).
Wila Kunka
Wila Kunka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,350 m (17,550 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°53′49″S 70°26′47″W / 13.89694°S 70.44639°W / -13.89694; -70.44639Coordinates: 13°53′49″S 70°26′47″W / 13.89694°S 70.44639°W / -13.89694; -70.44639 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Parent range Andes

Wila Kunka (Aymara wila red, kunka throat,[3] "red throat", hispanicized spelling Vela Cunca) is a mountain in the Kallawaya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,350 metres (17,552 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts Macusani and Ollachea. Wila Kunka lies northwest of the mountain Allin Qhapaq.[4]

References

  1. ↑ allthemountains.com/httpdocs/allincapac.htm (inactive website), retrieved January 8, 2010
  2. ↑ "Nevados". IGM, Peru. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)


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