Salla Wanqani

Salla Wanqani
Salla Wanqani

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°09′33″S 70°42′44″W / 14.15917°S 70.71222°W / -14.15917; -70.71222Coordinates: 14°09′33″S 70°42′44″W / 14.15917°S 70.71222°W / -14.15917; -70.71222 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Melgar Province
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Salla Wanqani Aymara salla rocks, cliffs, wanqa a big stone,[3] -ni a suffix, also spelled Salla Huancane) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high . It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It lies southeast of Khunurana.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Salla Huancane". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ 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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