Waqra Willka (Quechua waqra horn, willka grandchild; great-grandson; lineage; minor god in the Inca culture, an image of the Willkanuta valley worshipped as God; holy, sacred, divine, willka or wilka Anadenanthera colubrina (a tree),[2][3][4] Hispanicized spelling Huacravilca) is a 5,066-metre-high (16,621 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Waqra Willka lies east of Wira Challwa. A couple of small lakes named Yuraqqucha ("white lake"), Anqasqucha ("blue lake"), Challwaqucha ("fish lake") and Antaqucha ("copper lake") are situated at the feet of the mountain.[1][5]
| Waqra Willka | |
|---|---|
  Waqra Willka Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,066 m (16,621 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 12°28′33″S 75°24′06″W / 12.47583°S 75.40167°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Junín Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
References edit
- ^ a b "Cerro Huacravilca". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ Mariko Namba Walter,Eva Jane Neumann Fridman, Shamanism: An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices, and Culture, Vol. 1, p. 439 willka or vilca (Anadenanthera peregrina and Anadenanthera colubrina)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
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