Walsa

Walsa (Quechua for raft,[3] Hispanicized spelling Balsa (Spanish for raft, from Quechua)[3] is a 4,800-metre-high (15,748 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Walsa lies west of Kapillayuq between the lakes Ñawinqucha in the east and Walsaqucha in the northwest.[1]

For the local-level government in Papua New Guinea, see Walsa Rural LLG.
For other uses, see Balsa (disambiguation).
Walsa
Walsa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates12°36′31″S 75°28′18″W [2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
  2. "Cerro Balsa". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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