Vilacirca (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'' blood, blood-red, ''sirka'' vein of the body or a mine,
"red vein") is mountain in the northern extensions of the
Vilcanota mountain range in the
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Peru
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, about high. It is located in the
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth-largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno ...
,
Quispicanchi Province,
Ocongate District
The Ocongate District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 2, 1857, its capital is the town of Ocongate.
Geography
The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest pe ...
. Vilacirca lies south of
Jolljepunco where the annual
Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place.
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References
Mountains of the Department of Cusco
Four-thousanders of the Andes
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