Willkani Explained

Willkani
Elevation M:5200
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Moquegua Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-16.6411°N -70.1644°W

Willkani (willka or wilka Anadenanthera colubrina (a tree),[2] Aymara willka sun,-ni a suffix, Hispanicized spelling Huilcane, Huilcani) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5200m (17,100feet) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, southwest of Chaka Apachita.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Peru 1:100,000, Hospicio 2837, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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 - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)

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