Wilaquta | |
Elevation M: | 5100 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes |
Location: | Peru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -16.6156°N -70.1561°W |
Wilaquta (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, quta lake,[2] "red lake", Hispanicized spelling Huilacota) is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 5100m (16,700feet) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Acora District. Wilaquta lies north of the lake Aqhuyach'alla (Pasto Grande) and southeast of the mountain Qurini.[1] [3]