Wila Salla

Wila Salla
Wila Salla

Peru

Elevation 4,987 m (16,362 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Puno Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 16°10′15″S 70°18′06″W / 16.17083°S 70.30167°WCoordinates: 16°10′15″S 70°18′06″W / 16.17083°S 70.30167°W

Wila Salla (Aymara wila salla rocks, cliffs,[2][3] "red rocks", hispanicized spelling Velasalla) is a 4,987 metres (16,362 ft) high mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, on the border of the districts Pichacani and San Antonio. Wila Salla lies northeast of the mountain Chuqipata.[4][4]

References

  1. 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 January 7, 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (Puno Region)