Location Peru, Ancash Region Elevation 5,470 m | First ascent 1968 Range Huallanca mountain range | |
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Parent range Huallanca mountain range |
Huallanca or Wallanka (Quechua for "mountain range" and a cactus plant (Opuntia subulata), hispanicized spelling Huallanca), also known as Burro (Spanish for "donkey"), is a 5,470 m (17,950 ft)) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is the highest peak in the Wallanka mountain range. Wallanka is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Aquia and Huallanca. It is situated in the northern half of the range, southeast of the Yanashallash pass and the peaks of Tankan, Ch'uspi and Tankanqucha. Kuntur Wayi lies southwest of it. Winchus 4,795 m (15,732 ft)) is the peak west of Wallanka at the Tuna Kancha valley.
Map of Wallanka, Peru
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