Q'illu Sallayuq

Q'illu Sallayuq
Q'illu Sallayuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°45′15″S 70°41′44″W / 13.75417°S 70.69556°W / -13.75417; -70.69556Coordinates: 13°45′15″S 70°41′44″W / 13.75417°S 70.69556°W / -13.75417; -70.69556
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Q'illu Sallayuq (Quechua q'illu yellow, salla large cliff of gravel, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2][3] "the one with a yellow cliff of gravel" or "the yellow one with a cliff of gravel", hispanicized spelling Quello Sallayoc) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts Corani and Ollachea. Q'illu Sallayuq lies south-east of the mountains Llusk'a Rit'i (Cusco-Puno), Quri Pintay and Taruka Sayana, west of the mountain Rit'i Wasi and northwest of the mountains Yana Sallayuq and Llusk'a Rit'i (of Corani). Its ridge stretches to the northeast.

An intermittent stream originates south-east of Q'illu Sallayuq. Its waters flow to the lake Khichu Suytuqucha (Quicho Suytococha) and then to the river Laq'amayu (Lajamayu).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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