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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:17, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

Hualca Hualca

 * ... that some inhabitants of the Colca Canyon believe that their ancestors came from Hualca Hualca (pictured) volcano? In 1586, the ethnic lords of the ancient Cavana polity told a Spanish crown official that their ancestors emerged from Hualca-Hualca  Mountain,  the  source  of  their  irrigation  water.
 * ALT1:... that Hualca Hualca volcano (pictured) inflated itself during the early 21th century and ending in 1997?
 * Reviewed: Achilles (opera)

5x expanded by Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk). Self-nominated at 15:58, 5 July 2017 (UTC).


 * -->Symbol possible vote.svg enough, long enough of an article, the article has been 5x expanded (at least), fits Wikipedia policy for neutrality and other issues, and the author has done a QPQ. The hook is the right length and interesting, but I don't know that it's completely accurate. It says that some inhabitants believe (present tense) and then the source is about what residents believeD (past tense) in 1586. I would change the wording of the hook slightly or find a more recent source to prove that inhabitants do still believe this. Also, I would fix the caption on the photo to say something like "Hualca Hualca volcano" or something instead of just "the mountain." After these changes I think it should be good to go. Kmwebber (talk) 19:13, 5 July 2017 (UTC)Kmwebber
 * This source does support that it applied more recently, but since it explicitly refers to an anecdote ("When I was a child, my grandparents said we all descended from Hualca Hualca but no one believes that anymore. Really, the Majes Canal has changed all this.") I am not certain if that would work. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 22:21, 5 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg I think that given that info it will be good to go. That was recent enough that I think it should be fine. It's such an interesting fact that I don't think it's worth it to stop the general public from knowing it because of a weird technicality. Given all this I think the whole thing is good to go! I went ahead and changed the caption. Kmwebber (talk) 23:41, 5 July 2017 (UTC)Kmwebber