What is "winaq"

Winaq is a left-wing political party in Guatemala whose most notable member is Rigoberta Menchú, who is ethnically K'iche'. Its name comes from the K'iche'ean word for "people", "winaq". It is a party whose roots are in the indigenous communities of Guatemala. It hopes to present a candidate for the 2011 Presidential election.

Wiñaq ( Quechua for "growing", "the one that grows" or a kind of tree ( Tabebuia nodosa), also spelled Huiñac) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Wiñaq lies west of a lake named Pawqarqucha and south of P'itiqucha.