Wakan Q'allay (

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...

, ''waka'' cow, ''-n'' a

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, ''q'allay'' to cut into small pieces, Hispanicized spelling ''Huajancallay'') is a mountain 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 ...

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, about high. It is situated in the

Huancavelica Region Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, ...

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. Wakan Q'allay lies east of Qispi Q'awa.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)

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Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Huancavelica {{Huancavelica-geo-stub