Willkarana

Willkarana
Willkarana

Peru

Elevation 5,300 m (17,400 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Range Andes, Wansu
Coordinates 14°31′29″S 72°32′20″W / 14.52472°S 72.53889°WCoordinates: 14°31′29″S 72°32′20″W / 14.52472°S 72.53889°W[1]

Willkarana (Aymara willka sun, -rana near,[2] "near the sun", hispanicized spelling Vilcarana) is a 5,300-metre (17,388 ft) high mountain in the north of the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District.[1][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Chulca (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) see: Willka and Cerca
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)