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Wiqu (Tacna)

Coordinates: 17°26′11″S 69°40′50″W / 17.43639°S 69.68056°W / -17.43639; -69.68056
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Wiqu
Barroso mountain range (on the left) as seen from space (NASA Landsat) with Wiqu in the east of it (upper right)
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°26′11″S 69°40′50″W / 17.43639°S 69.68056°W / -17.43639; -69.68056
Geography
Wiqu is located in Peru
Wiqu
Wiqu
Location within Peru
LocationPeru, Tacna Region
Parent rangeAndes

Wiqu (Aymara for a corner in a house, a mountain cove,[2] Hispanicized spelling Veco) is a mountain east of the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, and in the Tarata Province, Tarata District. Wiqu lies southwest of the mountain Warawarani.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna 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)