Q'uwa Laki

Q'uwa Laki
The Ubinas volcano and Q'uwa Laki southwest of it (lower left) as seen from above (NASA, 2006)
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°30′47″S 70°58′07″W / 16.51306°S 70.96861°W / -16.51306; -70.96861
Geography
Q'uwa Laki is located in Peru
Q'uwa Laki
Q'uwa Laki
Peru
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region
Parent rangeAndes

Q'uwa Laki (Aymara q'uwa a medical plant, laki distribution; a wise person specialized in healing diseases,[2][3][4] Hispanicized spelling Coalaque) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high . It is located in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, on the border of the districts Coalaque, Matalaque and Omate. Q'uwa Laki lies southeast of the peaks of Qillqata and Wilani.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ^ Teodoro Marka M., Curso Basico de Lengua Aymara, Nociones Basicas de Lengua Aymara
  3. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2014. (see: Reparto)
  4. ^ Jorge Hidalgo L. et al., Culturas de Chile, Etnografía, Sociedades Indígenas Contemporáneas y su Ideología, Editorial Andrés Bello


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