Huanca (mountain)

Huanca
Huanca
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)
Coordinates15°17′15″S 72°11′35″W / 15.28750°S 72.19306°W / -15.28750; -72.19306
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

Huanca (possibly from Aymara for a very big stone, or from Quechua for rock) is a 5,200-metre-high (17,060 ft) mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Huanca lies southwest of Huayllatarpuna and Condorcacha and northeast of Chinchón and Aceruta.