Huachuhuilca Explained

Huachuhuilca
Map:Peru
Location:Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Elevation M:5315
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Huanzo
Coordinates:-14.9117°N -72.5597°W
Map Size:200

Huachuhuilca (Quechua wachu ridge between two furrows row, willka grandchild, great-grandson, lineage, sacred, divine or Anadenanthera colubrina (a tree))[2] [3] is a 5315m (17,438feet) mountain in the Huanzo mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District, southwest of Lake Ecma.[1] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cerro Huachuhuilca. . IGN, Peru. February 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219170635/http://www.ign.gob.pe/nomenclatorDigital/detalle.php?id=14140. February 19, 2015. dead.
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 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)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)