Wakapallqa

Wakapallqa
Wakapallqa

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 15°28′23″S 72°28′42″W / 15.47306°S 72.47833°WCoordinates: 15°28′23″S 72°28′42″W / 15.47306°S 72.47833°W

Wakapallqa (Quechua waka cow (a borrowing from Spanish, pallqa, p'allqa bifurcation,[2] hispanicized spelling Huagapalca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District. Wakapallqa is situated north-east of the mountain Pumaranra and south-east of the mountain Usqullu and Usqullu Lake.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)