Wila Qullu (Moquegua-Puno)

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Wila Qullu
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Wila Qullu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,020 m (16,470 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 16°19′15″S70°20′21″W / 16.32083°S 70.33917°W / -16.32083; -70.33917 Coordinates: 16°19′15″S70°20′21″W / 16.32083°S 70.33917°W / -16.32083; -70.33917  
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Wila Qullu (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, qullu mountain, [2] [3] "red mountain", Hispanicized spelling Vilacollo) is a 5,020-metre-high (16,470 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District, and the Puno Region, Puno Province, Pichacani District. Wila Qullu lies at the Larama Quta valley, northeast of Larama Quta and Janq'u Saxa and southeast of Wallqani. The river originates northwest of the mountain. It is a tributary of Jukumarini Lake. [1] [4]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Andes Mountain range in South America

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Peru republic in South America

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Jaqhi Jaqhini mountain in Peru

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Janqu Saxa mountain in Peru

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Chuqipata mountain in Peru

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Churi Wiqu (Moquegua-Puno)

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Millu (Moquegua-Puno)

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Uturunqani (Moquegua-Puno)

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Wilani mountain in Peru

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Wila Quta (Apurímac-Arequipa) mountain in Peru

Wila Quta is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District, and in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Huaynacotas District. Wila Quta lies west of Taruja Marka and Allqa Walusa and southeast of Wallqa Wallqa.

Vilapata mountain in Peru

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Chiyar Jaqhi (Moquegua-Puno)

Ch'iyar Jaqhi is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located on the border of the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District, and the Puno Region, Puno Province, Pichacani District. Ch'iyar Jaqhi lies southeast of Qayqu.

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Pichaccani 2838, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Moquegua Region)


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