Wila Qullu (Tarata)

This article is about the mountain in the Tarata Province, Tacna Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wila Qullu.
Wila Qullu

Barroso mountain range (on the left) as seen from space (NASA Landsat) with Wila Qullu east of it (upper right)
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°25′15″S 69°41′36″W / 17.42083°S 69.69333°W / -17.42083; -69.69333Coordinates: 17°25′15″S 69°41′36″W / 17.42083°S 69.69333°W / -17.42083; -69.69333
Geography
Wila Qullu

Location within Peru

Location Peru, Tacna Region, Tarata Province
Parent range Andes

Wila Qullu (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, qullu mountain,[2][3] "red mountain", also spelled Vilacollo) is a mountain east of the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,000 metres (16,404 ft). It is located in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District. Wila Qullu lies west of Warawarani and northwest of Wiqu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)
  2. 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)
  3. "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved March 8, 2016.


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