Waqra Willka Explained

Waqra Willka
Elevation M:	5066
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Range:	Andes
Location:	Peru, Junín Region
Map:	Peru
Map Size:	200
Coordinates:	-12.4758°N -75.4017°W

Waqra Willka (Quechua waqra horn, willka grandchild; great-grandson; lineage; minor god in the Inca culture, an image of the Willkanuta valley worshipped as God; holy, sacred, divine, willka or wilka Anadenanthera colubrina (a tree),^{[2] [3]} Hispanicized spelling Huacravilca) is a 5066m (16,621feet) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Waqra Willka lies east of Wira Challwa. A couple of small lakes named Yuraqqucha ("white lake"), Anqasqucha ("blue lake"), Challwaqucha ("fish lake") and Antaqucha ("copper lake") are situated at the feet of the mountain.^{[1] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cerro Huacravilca. . IGN, Peru. March 25, 2015.
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 Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)