Aqu Kulluna

Aqu Kulluna

The Colca River as seen from the ISS. Aqu Kulluna in the upper right edge of this image is hidden beneath a cloud.
Highest point
Elevation 5,255 m (17,241 ft)[1]
Coordinates 15°29′33″S 71°40′29″W / 15.49250°S 71.67472°W / -15.49250; -71.67472Coordinates: 15°29′33″S 71°40′29″W / 15.49250°S 71.67472°W / -15.49250; -71.67472
Geography
Aqu Kulluna

Peru

Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Aqu Kulluna (Quechua aqu sand, kulluna washbowl; silo,[2] "sand bowl" or "sand silo", also spelled Ajo Colluna) is a 5,255-metre-high (17,241 ft) mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts of Lari and Tuti. It lies northeast of Kiwicha and Mismi.[3]

References

  1. "Nevado Ajo Colluna". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)


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