Waqra Willka | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,066 m (16,621 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 12°28′33″S 75°24′06″W / 12.47583°S 75.40167°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Junín Region |
Parent range | Andes |
Waqra Willka ( Quechua waqra horn, willka grandchild; great-grandson; lineage; minor god in the Inca culture, an image of the Willkanuta valley worshipped as God; holy, sacred, divine, willka or wilka Anadenanthera colubrina (a tree), [2] [3] [4] Hispanicized spelling Huacravilca) is a 5,066-metre-high (16,621 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Waqra Willka lies east of Wira Challwa. A couple of small lakes named Yuraqqucha ("white lake"), Anqasqucha ("blue lake"), Challwaqucha ("fish lake") and Antaqucha ("copper lake") are situated at the feet of the mountain. [1] [5]
Waqra Willka | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,066 m (16,621 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 12°28′33″S 75°24′06″W / 12.47583°S 75.40167°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Junín Region |
Parent range | Andes |
Waqra Willka ( Quechua waqra horn, willka grandchild; great-grandson; lineage; minor god in the Inca culture, an image of the Willkanuta valley worshipped as God; holy, sacred, divine, willka or wilka Anadenanthera colubrina (a tree), [2] [3] [4] Hispanicized spelling Huacravilca) is a 5,066-metre-high (16,621 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Waqra Willka lies east of Wira Challwa. A couple of small lakes named Yuraqqucha ("white lake"), Anqasqucha ("blue lake"), Challwaqucha ("fish lake") and Antaqucha ("copper lake") are situated at the feet of the mountain. [1] [5]