Huajayhuillca Explained

Huajayhuillca
Map:Peru#South America
Location:Cusco, Peru
Label Position:left
Coordinates:-13.165°N -72.3706°W
Elevation M:5361
Map Size:200

Huajayhuillca[1] (possibly from Quechua waqay to cry, willka Anadenanthera colubrina)[2] is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, with an elevation of 5361m (17,589feet). It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Huayopata District, and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District.[3] Huajayhuillca lies southwest of Marconi.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Urubamba (27-r). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. Mariko Namba Walter,Eva Jane Neumann Fridman, Shamanism: An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices, and Culture, Vol. 1, p. 439 willka or vilca (Anadenanthera peregrina and Anadenanthera colubrina)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe Map of the Urubamba Province