Yuraq Salla
| Yuraq Salla | |
|---|---|
  Yuraq Salla Peru | |
| Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region |
| Range | Andes, Willkanuta |
| Coordinates | 13°43′20″S 70°41′13″W / 13.72222°S 70.68694°WCoordinates: 13°43′20″S 70°41′13″W / 13.72222°S 70.68694°W |
Yuraq Salla (Quechua yuraq white, salla large cliff of gravel,[2][3] "white cliff of gravel", hispanicized spelling Yurac Salla) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is lies in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ollachea District. Yuraq Salla is situated north-east of the mountains Quri Pintay, Taruka Sayana and Q'illu Sallayuq.
There is a little lake south-east of Yuraq Salla named Qurit'uruyuq ("the one with gold mud"). An intermittent stream of the same name flows from the lake to the north-east where it meets the river Khichumayu (Quichomayu).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)