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Wank'a Marka

Coordinates: 10°20′52″S 76°50′15″W / 10.34778°S 76.83750°W / -10.34778; -76.83750
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Wank'a Marka
Wank'a Marka is located in Peru
Wank'a Marka
Wank'a Marka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°20′52″S 76°50′15″W / 10.34778°S 76.83750°W / -10.34778; -76.83750
Geography
LocationPeru, Huánuco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Wank'a Marka (Quechua wank'a rock, marka village,[2] "black mountain", Hispanicized spelling Huancamarca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District. Wank'a Marka lies between the Waywash range and the Rawra mountain range, northwest of Asul Hanka and northeast of Puskan T'urpu.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.