Q'uwa Laki (
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''q'uwa'' a medical plant, ''laki'' distribution; a wise person specialized in healing diseases,
[Jorge Hidalgo L. et al., Culturas de Chile, Etnografía, Sociedades Indígenas Contemporáneas y su Ideología, Editorial Andrés Bello] Hispanicized spelling ''Coalaque'') is a mountain in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
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, about high . It is located in the
Moquegua Region
Moquegua () is a department and region in southern Peru that extends from the coast to the highlands. Its capital is the city of Moquegua, which is among the main Peruvian cities for its high rates of GDP and national education.
Geography
The ...
,
General Sánchez Cerro Province
The General Sánchez Cerro Province is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.
Bo ...
, on the border of the districts
Coalaque,
Matalaque and
Omate
Omate is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province General Sánchez Cerro in the region Moquegua
Moquegua (, founded by the Spanish colonists as Villa de Santa Catalina de Guadalcázar del Valle de Moquegua) is a city in southern Peru ...
. Q'uwa Laki lies southeast of the peaks of
Qillqata and
Wilani
Wilani (Aymara ''wila'' blood, blood-red, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with red color", Hispanicized spelling ''Huilane'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Provin ...
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References
Mountains of Moquegua Region
Mountains of Peru
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