Phaq'u Tanka

Phaq'u Tanka
Phaq'u Tanka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°37′45″S 70°13′40″W / 16.62917°S 70.22778°W / -16.62917; -70.22778Coordinates: 16°37′45″S 70°13′40″W / 16.62917°S 70.22778°W / -16.62917; -70.22778
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region
Parent range Andes

Phaq'u Tanka (Aymara phaq'u, paqu, p'aqu light brown, reddish, blond, dark chestnut, tanka hat or biretta,[2][3] "chestnut coloured hat (or biretta)", hispanicized spelling Pacotanca) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District. Phaq'u Tanka lies west of the mountain Qhini Jamach'ini and northwest of Qina Mich'ini and Arichuwa.[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)
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved January 3, 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, December 06, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.