Qillwa Quta

For the mountain in the Bautista Saavedra Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Qillwa Quta (Bolivia). For the mountain in the Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Qillwan Quta.
Qillwaquta
Qillwaquta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,300 m (17,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°09′08″S 70°51′00″W / 14.15222°S 70.85000°W / -14.15222; -70.85000Coordinates: 14°09′08″S 70°51′00″W / 14.15222°S 70.85000°W / -14.15222; -70.85000
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Qillwaquta (Aymara qillwa, qiwña, qiwlla Andean gull, quta lake,[2][3][4] "gull lake", hispanicized spelling Quellhuacota) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District, and in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It is situated southwest of the mountains Quchak'uchu, Hatun Sallika and Wiqu, and northeast of the mountain Sampu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved December 12, 2014. (see: Gaviota)
  3. ↑ Programa de Educación Intercultural Bilingüe, Programa de Estudio, Primer Año Básico, Sector Lengua Indígena Aymara, Programa de Educación Intercultural Bilingüe, Ministerio de Educación, República de Chile, 2011
  4. ↑ 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)


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