Qillqa (Apurímac)

Qillqa
Qillqa

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province
Range Andes, Wansu
Coordinates 14°32′59″S 72°39′45″W / 14.54972°S 72.66250°WCoordinates: 14°32′59″S 72°39′45″W / 14.54972°S 72.66250°W

Qillqa (Quechua for qillqa graphic sign, writing (the act and art of writing),[2][3] hispanicized spelling Quilca) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Qillqa lies northwest of Hatun Qillqa ("big Qillqa").[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) (5-vowel system)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)