Waylla Tarpuna

Waylla Tarpuna
Waylla Tarpuna

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,300 m (17,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°15′20″S 72°11′3″W / 15.25556°S 72.18417°W / -15.25556; -72.18417Coordinates: 15°15′20″S 72°11′3″W / 15.25556°S 72.18417°W / -15.25556; -72.18417
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Waylla Tarpuna (Quechua waylla meadow, tarpuy to sow, -na a suffix,[2] "where the meadow is sown", hispanicized spelling Huayllatarpuna) is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Waylla Tarpuna lies in a remote, mountainous area east of Orcopampa (Urqupampa).[1]

References

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


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