Huilacunca (Corani)

Huilacunca
Huilacunca
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates 14°03′41″S 70°44′44″W / 14.06139°S 70.74556°W / -14.06139; -70.74556Coordinates: 14°03′41″S 70°44′44″W / 14.06139°S 70.74556°W / -14.06139; -70.74556
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Huilacunca (possibly from Aymara wila blood, blood-red, kunka throat,[2][3] "red throat") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Huilacunca lies northeast of the mountains Jatuncucho and Jonorana.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya 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 December 22, 2014.


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