Wiraqucha (Junín)

This article is about the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wiraqucha (disambiguation).
Wiraqucha
Wiraqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates 12°01′43″S 75°43′13″W / 12.02861°S 75.72028°W / -12.02861; -75.72028Coordinates: 12°01′43″S 75°43′13″W / 12.02861°S 75.72028°W / -12.02861; -75.72028
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Wiraqucha (Quechua wira fat, qucha lake, wiraqucha or Wiraqucha mister, sir, gentleman; god; one of the greatest Andean divinities (Wiraqucha); the eighth emperor of the Tawantinsuyu (Wiraqucha Inka),[2] hispanicized spelling Huiracocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District.[1] Wiraqucha lies east of the lakes named Llaksaqucha, Mankhaqucha and Chakip'aki (Chaquipaque), south of Challwaqucha and north of the mountain named Chakip'aki. It is situated on the eastern border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) , p. 136 (see wiraqucha) and p. 209 (see wiracocha)
  3. ParksWatch, Park Profile - Peru Nor Yauyos – Cochas Landscape Reserve, p. 6


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