Wila Kunka
This article is about the mountain in the districts of Macusani and Ollachea, Carabaya Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wila Kunka (disambiguation).
| Wila Kunka | |
|---|---|
  Wila Kunka Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,350 m (17,550 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°53′49″S 70°26′47″W / 13.89694°S 70.44639°WCoordinates: 13°53′49″S 70°26′47″W / 13.89694°S 70.44639°W [2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Wila Kunka (Aymara wila red, kunka throat,[3] "red throat", hispanicized spelling Vela Cunca) is a mountain in the Kallawaya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,350 metres (17,552 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts Macusani and Ollachea. Wila Kunka lies northwest of the mountain Allin Qhapaq.[4]
References
- ↑ allthemountains.com/httpdocs/allincapac.htm (inactive website), retrieved January 8, 2010
- ↑ "Nevados". IGM, Peru. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
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