Phaq'u Tanka

Coordinates: 16°37′45″S 70°13′40″W / 16.62917°S 70.22778°W / -16.62917; -70.22778
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Phaq'u Tanka
Phaq'u Tanka is located in Peru
Phaq'u Tanka
Phaq'u Tanka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°37′45″S 70°13′40″W / 16.62917°S 70.22778°W / -16.62917; -70.22778
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region
Parent rangeAndes

Phaq'u Tanka (Aymara phaq'u, paqu, p'aqu light brown, reddish, blond, dark chestnut, tanka hat or biretta,[2][3] "chestnut coloured hat (or biretta)", Hispanicized spelling Pacotanca) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District. Phaq'u Tanka lies west of the mountain Qhini Jamach'ini and northwest of Qina Mich'ini and Arichuwa.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua 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)
  3. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.