Llallawa

For the mountain in Bolivia, see Llallawa (Bolivia). For the town in Bolivia, see Llallagua.
Llallawa
Llallawa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°3′54″S 69°32′42″W / 17.06500°S 69.54500°W / -17.06500; -69.54500Coordinates: 17°3′54″S 69°32′42″W / 17.06500°S 69.54500°W / -17.06500; -69.54500
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Chucuito Province, El Collao Province
Parent range Andes

Llallawa (Aymara for a monstrous potato (like two potatoes) or animal, Quechua for the god of seed-time during the Inca period,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Llallahua) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Capazo District, and in the Chucuito Province, Pisacoma District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno 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)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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