Wila Wilani (Moquegua-Tacna)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Moquegua Region and the Tacna Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wila Wilani.
Wila Wilani
Ch'ankha Qullu
Wila Wilani

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,900 m (16,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°46′29″S 70°15′54″W / 16.77472°S 70.26500°W / -16.77472; -70.26500Coordinates: 16°46′29″S 70°15′54″W / 16.77472°S 70.26500°W / -16.77472; -70.26500
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes

Wila Wilani (Aymara wila blood, blood-red,[2][3] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "the one with a complex of red color", hispanicized and possibly erroneous spellings Velaveiane, Velarelane)[4][1] or Ch'ankha Qullu ("wool cord mountain", Chancacollo)[2][4][5] is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. It lies west of a lake named Aqhuya Ch'alla (Ajuachaya, Pasto Grande), northwest of Paxsi Awki and east of Churi Laq'a, Ch'alluma and Ch'ankhani.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Hospicio 2837, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. 1 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 December 29, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Proyecto de Ley No. 3355, Ley de Saneamiento y Organización Territorial de la Provincia y Distritos de Candarave, del Departamento de Tacna, Lima 2014
  5. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)


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