Huayllatarpuna (mountain)

Huayllatarpuna
Huayllatarpuna
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,300 m (17,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°15′20″S 72°11′3″W / 15.25556°S 72.18417°W / -15.25556; -72.18417Coordinates: 15°15′20″S 72°11′3″W / 15.25556°S 72.18417°W / -15.25556; -72.18417 
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Huayllatarpuna (possibly from Quechua waylla meadow, tarpuy to sow, -na a suffix,[2] "where the meadow is sown") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Huayllatarpuna lies in a remote, mountainous area east of Orcopampa.[1]

References

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


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