T'alla Kallanka | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 14°35′09″S72°32′31″W / 14.58583°S 72.54194°W Coordinates: 14°35′09″S72°32′31″W / 14.58583°S 72.54194°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Apurímac Region |
Parent range | Andes, Wansu |
T'alla Kallanka (Quechua t'alla outstanding woman of the Inca aristocracy, kallanka large roofed building used for celebrations during the Inca Empire, [2] hispanicized spelling Tallacallanca) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District. T'alla Kallanka lies west of Millu and northwest of Mina Q'asa. [1]
The Inca Empire, also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire, was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. Its political and administrative structure is considered by most scholars to have been the most developed in the Americas before Columbus' arrival. The administrative, political and military center of the empire was located in Cusco, Peru. The Inca civilization arose from the Peruvian highlands sometime in the early 13th century. Its last stronghold was conquered by the Spanish in 1572.
The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.
Apurímac is a region in southern-central Peru. It is bordered on the east by the Cusco Region, on the west by the Ayacucho Region, and on the south by the Arequipa and Ayacucho regions. The region's name originates from the Quechua language and means "where the gods speak" in reference to the many mountains of the region that seem to be talking to each other.
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco, is a department in Peru. It is bordered by the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno on the east; Arequipa on the south; and Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín on the west. Its capital is Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire.
Chumbivilcas(3D-map) is a province in the Andes in South Peru. The Inca called it "Chumpiwillka". The seat of the province is Santo Tomás. Officially Chumbivilcas was founded on June 21, 1825.
Choquequirao is an Incan site in south Peru, similar in structure and architecture to Machu Picchu. The ruins are buildings and terraces at levels above and below Sunch'u Pata, the truncated hill top. The hilltop was anciently leveled and ringed with stones to create a 30 by 50 m platform.
Inka Wasi or Inkawasi may refer to:
The Abancay Province is one of seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Abancay.
Antabamba Province is one of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Antabamba.
Calca Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Its seat is Calca.
Paruro Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Oropesa District is one of the seven districts of the province Antabamba in Peru.
Santo Tomás District is one of eight districts of the province Chumbivilcas in Peru.
Wanakawri is an archaeological site and a legendary mountain in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, in the districts San Jerónimo and San Sebastián, and in the Paruro Province, Yaurisque District. The mountain with the archaeological remains is 4,089 metres (13,415 ft) high and one of the highest elevations near Cusco.
Incahuasi is a mountain in the Vilcabambamountain range in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches 4,315 metres (14,157 ft) above sea level. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Abancay Province, Cachora District. The mountain lies on the bank of the Apurímac River, opposite the archaeological site of Choquequirao. On its northern slope there is a small archaeological site named Inka Raqay. Tourists are also attracted by the viewpoint of Incahuasi which provides good views of the Apurímac valley, Choquequirao and Padreyoc.
Urququcha is a lake in Peru located in the Apurímac Region, Grau Province, Curpahuasi District. It is situated west of Chinaqucha, at the foot of Waman Ch'arpa.
Qañawimayu which upstream is called Cayacti and downstream successively is named Jaraucata, Qullpa(Collpa), Yawina(Yavina) and Santo Tomás River is a river in Peru. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Cotabambas Province, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province and Paruro Province. It belongs to the Apurímac watershed.
Hatun Qillqa is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Hatun Qillqa lies southeast of Qillqa, southwest of Sisiwa and Yuraq Urqu and northwest of Wank'ayuq Saywa.
Awkimarka is an archaeological site in the Apurímac Region in Peru. It lies on a mountain of the same name which reaches a height of about 4,000 metres (13,123 ft). It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Andahuaylas Province, on the border of the districts of Pomacocha and Tumay Huaraca.
Hatun Q'asa is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District. It lies south of Mallmanya, northwest of Sura Kallanka and southeast of Kimsaqucha. East of Hatun Q'asa there is a lake named Suraqucha (Soracocha).
Sura Kallanka is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District. It lies southeast of Kimsaqucha, Mallmanya and Hatun Q'asa. North of Sura Kallanka there is a lake named Suraqucha (Soracocha).
Hatun Wayq'u which downstream successively is named T'uruyunka(Toroyunca) and Chuqisayra(Choquesayra) is a river in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District. It belongs to the watershed of the Apurímac River, the source of the Amazon River.
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