Hanan Wak'a

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| location = Peru, Amazonas Region, Utcubamba Province, Cumba District

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Hanan Wak'a (Quechua hanan elevated, high, wak'a a local god of protection, a sacred object or place,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) "high wak'a", Hispanicized spelling Hananhuaca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Amazonas Region, Utcubamba Province, Cumba District, near the little village of Tactago.{{cite web|url=http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=5145|title=Cerro Hananhuaca|author=|publisher=mincetur|accessdate=March 30, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213234519/http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=5145|archivedate=February 13, 2015}}

Hanan Wak'a is a natural viewpoint with good views across the Marañón valley. Annually on June 24 a feast is celebrated on top of the mountain named Día de los Campesinos (Spanish for peasants' day). By the local people Hanan Wak'a is considered a place of protection.

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Category:Mountains of Amazonas Region

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