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Tanka (Peru)

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This article is about the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru Province. For other uses, see Tanka.
Tanka
Tanka is located in Peru
Tanka
Tanka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,783 m (15,692 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°04′19″S 72°24′05″W / 15.07194°S 72.40139°W / -15.07194; -72.40139[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes

Tanka (Aymara for tanka hat or biretta, Quechua for fork,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Tanca) is a 4,783-metre-high (15,692 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District, in the southern extensions of the Wansu mountain range. Tanka lies at the Puma Ranra (or Sunqu P'allqa) valley, south of Allqa Q'awa.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cerro Tanca". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)


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