Ticlla (Castilla)

Ticlla
The Colca River and Ticlla northwest of it (upper left rim of this image) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation 5,303 m (17,398 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°24′44″S 72°12′32″W / 15.41222°S 72.20889°W / -15.41222; -72.20889Coordinates: 15°24′44″S 72°12′32″W / 15.41222°S 72.20889°W / -15.41222; -72.20889 
Geography
Ticlla
Peru
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Ticlla (possibly from Quechua for eyelash; two-colored,[2][3] or for 'with alternating colors')[4] is a 5,303-metre-high (17,398 ft) mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Ticlla lies southwest of Chila and Chila Pillune at a valley named Puncuhuaico (possibly from Quechua for p'unqu pond, dam, wayq'u valley or stream). Its intermittent stream flows to Chachas Lake.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Ticlla". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 28, 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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