Llallawi (Ayacucho)

For the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru, see Llallawi.
Llallawi
Llallawi

Peru

Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 13°39′09″S 74°28′59″W / 13.65250°S 74.48306°WCoordinates: 13°39′09″S 74°28′59″W / 13.65250°S 74.48306°W

Llallawi (Quechua for a very big potato of singular appearance which used to be elected as a sacrificial offering for divinities,[2] hispanicized spelling Llallahui) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Víctor Fajardo Province, on the border of the districts of Sarhua and Vilcanchos.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Víctor Fajardo Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)