Wishka Hirka

Wishka Hirka (Ancash Quechua wishka viscacha, hirka mountain,^[2] "viscacha mountain") or Wishpa Hirka (Ancash Quechua wishpa influenza, "influenza mountain", Hispanicized spelling Huishpajirca) is a 4,934-metre-high (16,188 ft) mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Wishka Hirka lies southwest of Qiwllarahu.^[1][3]

Wishka Hirka
Qiwllarahu with Wishka Hirka (on the left) and the lake Quñuqqucha in the foreground
Highest point
Elevation	4,934 m (16,188 ft)[1]
Coordinates	9°57′58″S 77°16′48″W
Geography
Wishka Hirka Peru
Location	Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Blanca

See also

• Quñuqqucha

References

1. "Cerro Huishpajirca". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
2. Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)