Wilaquta (Moquegua-Puno)

Wilaquta
Wilaquta is located in Peru
Wilaquta
Wilaquta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°36′56″S 70°09′22″W / 16.61556°S 70.15611°W / -16.61556; -70.15611
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Wilaquta (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, quta lake,[2][3] "red lake", Hispanicized spelling Huilacota) is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Acora District. Wilaquta lies north of the lake Aqhuyach'alla (Pasto Grande) and southeast of the mountain Qurini.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Municipalidad Provincial de Mariscal Nieto, Ley Orgánica 27972 del 26-05-2003, Ley 8230 del 03-04-36, Ordenanza Municipal No 018-2009-MPMN


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