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Waqra Willka

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Location
  
Peru, Junín Region

Elevation
  
5,066 m

Parent range
  
Andes

Mountain range
  
Andes

Waqra Willka

Waqra Willka (Quechua waqra horn, willka grandchild; great-grandson; lineage; minor god in the Inca culture, an image of the Willkanuta valley worshipped as God; holy, sacred, divine, willka or wilka Anadenanthera colubrina (a tree), hispanicized spelling Huacravilca) is a 5,066 m (16,621 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Waqra Willka lies east of Wira Challwa. A couple of small lakes named Yuraqqucha ("white lake"), Anqasqucha ("blue lake"), Challwaqucha ("fish lake") and Antaqucha ("copper lake") are situated at the feet of the mountain.

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Waqra Willka Wikipedia