Tanka (Aymara for tanka hat or biretta, Quechua for fork,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Tanca) is a 4,783-metre-high (15,692 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District, in the southern extensions of the Wansu mountain range. Tanka lies at the Puma Ranra (or Sunqu P'allqa) valley, south of Allqa Q'awa.[4]
| Tanka | |
|---|---|
  Tanka Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,783 m (15,692 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 15°04′19″S 72°24′05″W / 15.07194°S 72.40139°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Arequipa Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
References edit
- ^ a b "Cerro Tanca". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
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