Walsa

For other uses, see Balsa (disambiguation).
Walsa
Walsa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°36′31″S 75°28′18″W / 12.60861°S 75.47167°W / -12.60861; -75.47167Coordinates: 12°36′31″S 75°28′18″W / 12.60861°S 75.47167°W / -12.60861; -75.47167 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Walsa (Quechua for raft,[3] hispanicized spelling Balsa (Spanish for raft, from Quechua)[3] is a 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Walsa lies west of Kapillayuq between the lakes Ñawinqucha in the east and Walsaqucha in the northwest.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Balsa". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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