Vela Cunca (possibly from

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 ...

''wila'' red, ''kunka'' throat, "red throat") is a mountain in the Carabaya mountain range 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 ...

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

, about high. It is located in the

Puno Region Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco ...

Carabaya Province Carabaya Province is a Provinces of Peru, province of the Puno Region located in the southern part of Peru. It is bounded on the north by the Madre de Dios Region, on the east by the Sandia Province, on the south by the provinces of Azángaro Prov ...

, on the border of the districts

Macusani Macusani is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Carabaya in the region Puno Puno (Aymara and qu, Punu) is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the Puno Region and the Puno ...

and Ollachea. Vela Cunca lies northwest of the mountain

Allincapac Allincapac, Allin Ccapac or Allin Japac (possibly from Quechua: ''allin'' good, ''qhapaq'' the mighty one)Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: ''qhapaq'' - ''s. Hist ...

.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)

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