Churi Qullu

Churi Qullu

The volcano Yukamani (center), the lake Wilaquta and Churi Qullu southeast of it as seen from above (NASA Landsat7 image)
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°12′31″S 69°59′01″W / 17.20861°S 69.98361°W / -17.20861; -69.98361Coordinates: 17°12′31″S 69°59′01″W / 17.20861°S 69.98361°W / -17.20861; -69.98361
Geography
Churi Qullu

Peru

Location Peru, Tacna Region, Tarata Province
Parent range Andes

Churi Qullu (Aymara churi dull yellow, qullu mountain,[2] "dull yellow mountain", hispanicized spelling Choreccollo, Chorecollo) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Susapaya District. Churi Qullu lies northwest of the mountain P'isaqani and southeast of the lake Wilaquta and the mountain Janq'u Qullu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)
  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)


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