Teclla (mountain)

Teclla
The Colca River and Teclla north of it at the upper rim of this image as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation 5,360 m (17,590 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°27′25″S 71°46′12″W / 15.45694°S 71.77000°W / -15.45694; -71.77000Coordinates: 15°27′25″S 71°46′12″W / 15.45694°S 71.77000°W / -15.45694; -71.77000 
Geography
Teclla
Peru
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Teclla (possibly from Quechua for eyelash; two-colored,[2][3] or for 'with alternating colors')[4] is a 5,360-metre-high (17,590 ft) mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Lari District. Teclla lies northwest of Mismi and Quehuisha.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Teclla". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe Castellano - Quechua -Quechua - Castellano, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)


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