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The '''Kallawaya mountain range'''<ref>Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): '''''kallawaya'''''. - ''s. Provincia de Antisuyu. Los habitantes de dicha provincia eran y siguen siendo hábiles herbolarios (JL). || Código idiomático usado por los herbolarios llamados kallawayas.''</ref> (hispanicized spelling ''Carabaya'') lies in the [[Andes]] of [[Peru]]. It extends between 14°00' and 14°22'S and 69°38' and 70°19'W for about 75 km.<ref>[http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1386i/peru/orient.html#CARA usgs.gov] USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras</ref> It is located in the [[Puno Region]], [[Carabaya Province]], between the [[Willkanuta mountain range|Willkanuta]] mountain range in the north west and the [[Cordillera Apolobamba|Apolobamba]] mountain range in the south east, north and north east of the town [[Macusani District|Makusani]].
The '''Kallawaya mountain range'''<ref>Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): '''''kallawaya'''''. - ''s. Provincia de Antisuyu. Los habitantes de dicha provincia eran y siguen siendo hábiles herbolarios (JL). || Código idiomático usado por los herbolarios llamados kallawayas.''</ref> (hispanicized spelling ''Carabaya'') lies in the [[Andes]] of [[Peru]]. It extends between 14°00' and 14°22'S and 69°38' and 70°19'W for about 75 km.<ref>[http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1386i/peru/orient.html#CARA usgs.gov] USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras</ref> It is located in the [[Puno Region]], [[Carabaya Province]], between the [[Willkanuta mountain range|Willkanuta]] mountain range in the northwest and the [[Cordillera Apolobamba|Apolobamba]] mountain range in the southeast, north and northeast of the town [[Macusani District|Makusani]].


The highest mountain in the range is [[Allin Qhapaq]] at {{convert|5780|m|ft|0}}. Other notable peaks are:
The highest mountain in the range is [[Allin Qhapaq]] at {{convert|5780|m|ft|0}}. Other notable peaks are:
* Balansani, {{convert|5350|m|ft|0}}
* Balansani, {{convert|5350|m|ft|0}}
* [[Ch'ichi Qhapaq]], {{convert|5614|m|ft|0}}
* [[Ch'ichi Qhapaq]], {{convert|5614|m|ft|0}
* Pumaqulluni ''(Pumajolloni)''
* Qaqa Qhapaq, {{convert|5425|m|ft|0}}
* Qillwaquta Rit'i, {{convert|5400|m|ft|0}}
* Qillwaquta Rit'i, {{convert|5400|m|ft|0}}
* Qiruni, {{convert|5250|m|ft|0}}
* Qiruni, {{convert|5250|m|ft|0}}
* Tuku Qhapaq (or T'uqu Qhapaq), {{convert|5670|m|ft|0}}
* [[Wayna Qhapaq (Puno)|Wayna Qhapaq]], {{convert|5721|m|ft|0}}
* [[Wayna Qhapaq (Puno)|Wayna Qhapaq]], {{convert|5721|m|ft|0}}
* Wila Kunka, {{convert|5350|m|ft|0}}
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* Wila Kunka, {{convert|5350|m|ft|0}}.<ref name=neate>Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994</ref><ref name=cocker>Michael Cocker, Frost, Dust and Tear Gas, Exploratory Mountaineering in the Peruvian Cordillera Carabaya, in: Alpine Journal 2008, p. 53-69</ref><ref>allthemountains.com Maps of the Eastern Andes of Peru including two maps of the Kallawaya mountain range (inactive website)</ref>
* Wilaquta ''(Vilajota)''
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* Yura Qhapaq, {{convert|5610|m|ft|0}}.<ref name=neate>Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994</ref><ref name=cocker>Michael Cocker, Frost, Dust and Tear Gas, Exploratory Mountaineering in the Peruvian Cordillera Carabaya, in: Alpine Journal 2008, p. 53-69</ref><ref>allthemountains.com Maps of the Eastern Andes of Peru including two maps of the Kallawaya mountain range (inactive website)</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Kallawaya]]
* [[Kallawaya]]



==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:05, 1 January 2014

Kallawaya mountain range
Allin Qhapaq
Highest point
PeakAllin Qhapaq
Elevation5,780 m (18,960 ft)
Dimensions
Length75 km (47 mi) N-S
Geography
CountryPeru
RegionPuno Region
Parent rangeAndes

The Kallawaya mountain range[1] (hispanicized spelling Carabaya) lies in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 14°00' and 14°22'S and 69°38' and 70°19'W for about 75 km.[2] It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, between the Willkanuta mountain range in the northwest and the Apolobamba mountain range in the southeast, north and northeast of the town Makusani.

The highest mountain in the range is Allin Qhapaq at 5,780 metres (18,963 ft). Other notable peaks are:

  • Balansani, 5,350 metres (17,552 ft)
  • Ch'ichi Qhapaq, {{convert|5614|m|ft|0}
  • Pumaqulluni (Pumajolloni)
  • Qaqa Qhapaq, 5,425 metres (17,799 ft)
  • Qillwaquta Rit'i, 5,400 metres (17,717 ft)
  • Qiruni, 5,250 metres (17,224 ft)
  • Tuku Qhapaq (or T'uqu Qhapaq), 5,670 metres (18,602 ft)
  • Wayna Qhapaq, 5,721 metres (18,770 ft)
  • Wila Kunka, 5,350 metres (17,552 ft)
  • Wilaquta (Vilajota)
  • Yura Qhapaq, 5,610 metres (18,406 ft).[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): kallawaya. - s. Provincia de Antisuyu. Los habitantes de dicha provincia eran y siguen siendo hábiles herbolarios (JL). || Código idiomático usado por los herbolarios llamados kallawayas.
  2. ^ usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
  3. ^ Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  4. ^ Michael Cocker, Frost, Dust and Tear Gas, Exploratory Mountaineering in the Peruvian Cordillera Carabaya, in: Alpine Journal 2008, p. 53-69
  5. ^ allthemountains.com Maps of the Eastern Andes of Peru including two maps of the Kallawaya mountain range (inactive website)


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