Hualca Hualca

For the mountain in the Apurímac Region, Peru, see Wallqa Wallqa (Apurímac).
Hualca Hualca
Wallqa Wallqa
Highest point
Elevation 6,025 m (19,767 ft)
Coordinates 15°49′S 71°53′W / 15.817°S 71.883°W / -15.817; -71.883Coordinates: 15°49′S 71°53′W / 15.817°S 71.883°W / -15.817; -71.883
Geography
Hualca Hualca

Location of Hualca Hualca in Peru.

Location Arequipa, Peru
Parent range Andes
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt Central Volcanic Zone
Last eruption Unknown

Hualca Hualca[1][2] (possibly from Aymara and Quechua wallqa collar,[3][4] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of collars") is an extinct volcano[1] in Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru. It has a height of 6,025 metres.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Burkett, B. (2005-12-01). "Volcanism at Hualca Hualca Volcano, Southern Peru". AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 53.
  2. 1 2 Peru 1:100 000, Chivay (32-s). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú). as Nevado Hualca Hualca
  3. 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)
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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