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Wiraqucha (Junín)

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Location
  
Peru, Junín Region

Elevation
  
4,687 m

Parent range
  
Andes

Mountain range
  
Andes

Wiraqucha (Junín)

Wiraqucha (Quechua wira fat, qucha lake, wiraqucha or Wiraqucha mister, sir, gentleman; god; one of the greatest Andean divinities (Wiraqucha); the eighth emperor of the Tawantinsuyu (Wiraqucha Inka), hispanicized spelling Huiracocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District. Wiraqucha lies east of the lakes named Llaksaqucha, Mankhaqucha and Chakip'aki (Chaquipaque), south of Challwaqucha and north of the mountain named Chakip'aki. It is situated on the eastern border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.

Map of Wiraqucha, Peru

References

Wiraqucha (Junín) Wikipedia


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