Wilaquta (Cusco)

Wilaquta
Wilaquta

Peru

Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province
Range Andes, Willkanuta
Coordinates 13°32′39″S 71°09′08″W / 13.54417°S 71.15222°WCoordinates: 13°32′39″S 71°09′08″W / 13.54417°S 71.15222°W

Wilaquta (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, quta lake,[2][3] "red lake", hispanicized spelling Velacota) is mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Marcapata and Ocongate. Wilaquta lies south-east of the mountain Qullqipunku and south-west of the mountain Anka Wachana.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map of the Paucartambo and Quispicanchi Provinces (Cusco Region)]
  2. 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)
  3. "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved August 19, 2014.