Wankara (Aymara for a kind of drum,[2] Hispanicized spelling Huancara) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, on the border of the districts Paratía and Santa Lucía. Wankara lies southwest of the mountains Phisqa Tira, Awallani and Kuntur Ikiña and northwest of Pukasalla.[1]

Wankara
Wankara is located in Peru
Wankara
Wankara
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°33′42″S 70°36′21″W / 15.56167°S 70.60583°W / -15.56167; -70.60583
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Lampa Province
Parent rangeAndes

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)