Sillaqaqa

Sillaqaqa
Sillaqaqa

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Lima Region, Junín Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 11°34′11″S 76°14′14″W / 11.56972°S 76.23722°WCoordinates: 11°34′11″S 76°14′14″W / 11.56972°S 76.23722°W

Sillaqaqa (Quechua silla gravel, qaqa rock,[2] "gravel rock", hispanicized spelling Sillagaga) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District. Sillaqaqa lies southwest of the mountain Pukaqucha, west of the mountain Yuraqqucha, northeast of Llawap'ukru (Llaguapucro) and east of the mountains Quriqucha and Anta Q'asa. The peak south of Sillaqaqa is named Inka Kancha.[1]

References

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