Wishka Hirka

Wishka Hirka

Qiwllarahu with Wishka Hirka (on the left) and the lake Quñuqqucha in the foreground
Elevation 4,934 m (16,188 ft)[1]
Location
Wishka Hirka

Peru

Location Peru, Ancash Region
Range Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Coordinates 9°57′58″S 77°16′48″W / 9.96611°S 77.28000°WCoordinates: 9°57′58″S 77°16′48″W / 9.96611°S 77.28000°W

Wishka Hirka (Ancash Quechua wishka viscacha, hirka mountain,[2] "viscacha mountain") or Wishpa Hirka (Ancash Quechua wishpa influenza, "influenza mountain", hispanicized spelling Huishpajirca) is a 4,934 m (16,188 ft) high mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Wishka Hirka lies southwest of Qiwllarahu.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cerro Huishpajirca". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  2. Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)