Hanan Wak'a Explained

Hanan Wak'a
Range:Andes
Language:Quechua
Location:Peru, Amazonas Region, Utcubamba Province, Cumba District

Hanan Wak'a (Quechua hanan elevated, high, wak'a a local god of protection, a sacred object or place,[1] [2] "high wak'a", Hispanicized spelling Hananhuaca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Amazonas Region, Utcubamba Province, Cumba District, near the little village of Tactago.[3]

Hanan Wak'a is a natural viewpoint with good views across the Marañón valley. Annually on June 24 a feast is celebrated on top of the mountain named Día de los Campesinos (Spanish for peasants' day). By the local people Hanan Wak'a is considered a place of protection.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Web site: Cerro Hananhuaca. . mincetur. March 30, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150213234519/http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=5145. February 13, 2015.