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Waqra Tanka
Waqra Tanka is located in Peru
Waqra Tanka
Waqra Tanka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,024 m (16,483 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes, Urupampa

Waqra Tanka (Quechua waqra horn, tanka fork,[2] "horn fork", also spelled Huacratanca) is a 5,024-metre-high (16,483 ft) mountain in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. It lies northwest of Sallqayuq and Pata Kancha, and northeast of Wamanripayuq.[1][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Urubamba (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 30, 2015. (unnamed)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Ein echter Anden-Sechstausender: Besteigung Nevado Chachani und Trekking in der Cordillera Urubamba". dav-summit-club.de. Retrieved June 30, 2015. sketchmap of the area
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)