Waqra Tanka

Waqra Tanka
Waqra Tanka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,024 m (16,483 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°08′36″S 72°13′54″W / 13.14333°S 72.23167°W / -13.14333; -72.23167Coordinates: 13°08′36″S 72°13′54″W / 13.14333°S 72.23167°W / -13.14333; -72.23167
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Urupampa

Waqra Tanka (Quechua waqra horn, tanka fork,[2] "horn fork", also spelled Huacratanca) is a 5,024-metre-high (16,483 ft) mountain in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. It lies northwest of Sallqayuq and Pata Kancha, and northeast of Wamanripayuq.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Urubamba (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 30, 2015. (unnamed)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Ein echter Anden-Sechstausender: Besteigung Nevado Chachani und Trekking in der Cordillera Urubamba". dav-summit-club.de. Retrieved June 30, 2015. sketchmap of the area
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)


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