Waña Q'awa (Tacna)

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Waña Q'awa
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Waña Q'awa
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,000 m (13,000 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°50′19″S69°53′15″W / 17.83861°S 69.88750°W / -17.83861; -69.88750 Coordinates: 17°50′19″S69°53′15″W / 17.83861°S 69.88750°W / -17.83861; -69.88750  
Geography
Location Peru, Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District
Parent range Andes

Waña Q'awa (Aymara waña dry, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, [2] [3] "dry brook" or "dry ravine", also spelled Guañacahua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft). It is located in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District. [1] Waña Q'awa lies northeast of the archaeological site of Wila Wilani. [4]

Aymara language native language in South America

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Andes Mountain range in South America

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tacna 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)
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pinturas rupestres de Vilavilani". mincetur. Retrieved March 8, 2016.


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