Wiraqucha (

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''wira'' fat, ''qucha'' lake, ''wiraqucha'' or ''Wiraqucha'' mister, sir, gentleman / god / one of the greatest Andean divinities ( Wiraqucha) / the eighth emperor of the

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( Wiraqucha Inka), also spelled ''Wiracocha'') or Wiraquchan (''-n'' is a suffix, Hispanicized ''Huirajochan'') 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 is situated in the Cusco Region,

Quispicanchi Province Quispicanchi Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Geography The Quispicanchi Province is bounded to the north by the Paucartambo Province and the Madre de Dios Region, to the east by the ...

, in the districts

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, Huaro and

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, south-east of the higher mountain named Quri and north-west of Huaro (Waru). The Willkanuta River flows along the mountain. The lake

Quyllur Urmana Quyllur Urmana (Quechua ''quyllur'' star, ''urmana'' trap / ''urmay'' to fall, ''-na'' a suffix, hispanicized and mixed spellings ''Coyllor Urmana, Qoillur Urmana, Qoyllor Urmana, Qoyllur Urmana'') is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Qu ...

lies at its feet. On top of Wiraqucha there is a pair of rocks which resemble two toads, one of them looking at "

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Ausangate Ausangate or Auzangateescale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region) (in Hispanicized spellings) is a mountain of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. With an elevation of 6,384 metres, it is situa ...

and the other one looking at "Apu"

Pachatusan Pachatusan ( Quechua ''pacha'' earth, ''tusa'', a prop to support a wall or building, ''pachatusa'' prop of the earth, ''-n'' a suffix) is a mountain northeast of the city of Cusco in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Cusco R ...

. This pair, known as ''Wak'a Los Sapos de Wiraqucha'' (

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''los sapos de'' the toads of), has been considered a wak'a by the local people.mincetur.gob.pe
"Huaca Los Sapos de Wiracocha" (in Spanish), retrieved on February 18, 2014

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