Wakapallqa (

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

''waka'' cow (a borrowing from

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, ''pallqa, p'allqa'' bifurcation, hispanicized spelling ''Huagapalca'') 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 ...

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, about high. It lies in the

Arequipa Region Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...

Castilla Province Castilla Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. It was named after Ramón Castilla. Geography The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Coropuna at above sea le ...

Andagua District Andagua District is one of fourteen districts of the province Castilla in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics" ...

. Wakapallqa is situated northeast of Puma Ranra and southeast of

Usqullu Usqullu (Quechua for Andean mountain cat, hispanicized spelling ''Oscollo'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District Andagua District is one of fourteen district ...

and Usqullu Lake.

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