Wila Salla

This article is about the mountain in Peru. For other uses, see Wila Salla (disambiguation).
Wila Salla
Wila Salla

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,987 m (16,362 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°10′15″S 70°18′06″W / 16.17083°S 70.30167°W / -16.17083; -70.30167Coordinates: 16°10′15″S 70°18′06″W / 16.17083°S 70.30167°W / -16.17083; -70.30167
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

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


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