Kita Raqsa

Kita Raqsa (Quechua kita dam, raqsa order, work shift, change, alternate guarding,[2][3] 'alternate guarding of the dam', also spelled Quitaracsa) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,780 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District. Kita Raqsa lies northwest of Pilanku (Quechua for "dam").[1][4]

Kita Raqsa
Kita Raqsa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates8°45′18″S 77°44′53″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Kita Raqsa is also the name of the village at the foot of the mountain and the name of the river which flows along its southern slope. It is a right affluent of the Santa River.[1]

Sources

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
  3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. "Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006" (PDF). Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.


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