title: Qiwlla Hirka
text: # Qiwlla Hirka
  
  Qiwlla Hirka (Ancash Quechua qiwlla, qillwa, qiwiña gull, hirka mountain, "gull mountain", Hispanicized spelling Jeulla Jirca) is a mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Qiwlla Hirka lies northeast of Qiwllarahu and Challwa, near Pastu Ruri.
  
  The Pumapampa (Pachaqutu) River originates near the mountain. It is a right affluent of the Santa River.
  
  