Llallawi

For the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru, see Llallawi (Ayacucho).
Llallawi

Coropuna (snow-covered) and Llallawi (to the right) as seen from the ISS (north is to the upper right part of this image)
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°28′00″S 72°27′39″W / 15.46667°S 72.46083°W / -15.46667; -72.46083Coordinates: 15°28′00″S 72°27′39″W / 15.46667°S 72.46083°W / -15.46667; -72.46083
Geography
Llallawi

Peru

Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent range Andes

Llallawi (Quechua for a very big potato of singular appearance which used to be elected as a sacrificial offering for divinities,[2] hispanicized spelling Llallahue) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District. Llallawi lies west of Wakapallqa and southeast of Usqullu.[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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