Waylla Hirka (Cajatambo)

For the mountain on the border of the Cajatambo Province and the Oyón Province, Lima Region, Peru, see Waylla Hirka.
Waylla Hirka
Waylla Hirka is located in Peru
Waylla Hirka
Waylla Hirka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°27′18″S 76°51′57″W / 10.45500°S 76.86583°W / -10.45500; -76.86583
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Parent rangeAndes

Waylla Hirka (Quechua waylla meadow, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain,[2][3] "meadow mountain", Hispanicized spelling Huayllajirca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Waylla Hirka lies at the Pumarinri valley south of the Waywash mountain range, southwest of Pukaqaqa and north of Millpu. The lakes Quyllurqucha, Warmiqucha (Quechua for "woman lake", Huarmicocha) and Challwaqucha ("fish lake", Challhuacocha) lie northeast of Waylla Hirka.[1]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006