Wankara (Peru)
| Wankara | |
|---|---|
  Wankara Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 15°33′42″S 70°36′21″W / 15.56167°S 70.60583°WCoordinates: 15°33′42″S 70°36′21″W / 15.56167°S 70.60583°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region, Lampa Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Wankara (Aymara for a kind of drum,[2] hispanicized spelling Huancara) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, on the border of the districts Paratía and Santa Lucía. Wankara lies southwest of the mountains Phisqa Tira, Awallani and Kuntur Ikiña and northwest of Pukasalla.[1]
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
- ↑ 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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