Sulimana

For the mountain in the Castilla Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, see Sulimana (Castilla).
Sulimana
Highest point
Elevation 6,093 m (19,990 ft)
Coordinates 15°24′36″S 72°53′35″W / 15.41000°S 72.89306°W / -15.41000; -72.89306Coordinates: 15°24′36″S 72°53′35″W / 15.41000°S 72.89306°W / -15.41000; -72.89306
Geography
Sulimana

Peru

Location Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes

Sulimana (local name for a kind of potatoes,[1] also spelled Solimana) is a volcanic massif in the Andes of Peru, about 6,093 metres (19,990 ft) high.[2] It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, in the districts of Chichas and Salamanca, and in the La Unión Province, in the districts of Cotahuasi and Toro.[3] Sulimana lies southeast of the volcanoes Sara Sara and Awkiwatu and northwest of the Coropuna volcano.

References

  1. ↑ 2011 Informe de Seguimiento Técnico Anual - FONTAGRO, Utilización de la diversidad genética de papa para afrontar la adaptación al cambio climático
  2. ↑ John Biggar, Una Guía para Escaladores, p. 153
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Condesuyos Province (Arequipa Region)
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