Silla Q'asa (Peru)

This article is about the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Silla Q'asa.
Silla Q'asa
Silla Q'asa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°23′54″S 73°37′39″W / 14.39833°S 73.62750°W / -14.39833; -73.62750Coordinates: 14°23′54″S 73°37′39″W / 14.39833°S 73.62750°W / -14.39833; -73.62750
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region
Parent range Andes

Silla Q'asa (Quechua silla gravel, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "gravel pass", also spelled Sillajasa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Chipao District. Silla Q'asa lies between Uqi in the west and Puka Punchu in the east and southeast, northeast of a lake named Upaqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Lucanas Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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