Janq'u Llaqa

Janq'u Llaqa
Janq'u Llaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°43′00″S 70°02′19″W / 16.71667°S 70.03861°W / -16.71667; -70.03861Coordinates: 16°43′00″S 70°02′19″W / 16.71667°S 70.03861°W / -16.71667; -70.03861
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region
Parent range Andes

Janq'u Llaqa (Aymara janq'u white, llaqa feather,[2] "white feather", hispanicized spelling Ancollaca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District. It lies southwest of Jach'a K'uchu and north of Kuntur Nasa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua 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)


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