T'alla Kallanka
T'alla Kallanka is located in Peru
T'alla Kallanka
T'alla Kallanka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°35′09″S 72°32′31″W / 14.58583°S 72.54194°W / -14.58583; -72.54194
Geography
LocationPeru, Apurímac Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

T'alla Kallanka (Quechua t'alla outstanding woman of the Inca aristocracy, kallanka large roofed building used for celebrations during the Inca Empire,[2] Hispanicized spelling Tallacallanca) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District. T'alla Kallanka lies west of Millu and northwest of Mina Q'asa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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