Tanka (Peru)

Mountain in Peru

This article is about the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru Province. For other uses, see Tanka.

Tanka

Tanka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation| 4,783 m (15,692 ft)[1]
Coordinates| 15°04′19″S 72°24′05″W﻿ / ﻿15.07194°S 72.40139°W﻿ / -15.07194; -72.40139[1]
Geography
Location| Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range| Andes

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. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. 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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