Huila Aje (mountain)

Huila Aje
Huila Aje
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,900 m (19,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°47′05″S 70°58′11″W / 13.78472°S 70.96972°W / -13.78472; -70.96972Coordinates: 13°47′05″S 70°58′11″W / 13.78472°S 70.96972°W / -13.78472; -70.96972 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Huila Aje (possibly from Aymara wila blood, blood-red, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[2][3][4] "red cliff") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,900 m (19,357 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Huila Aje lies northeast of the lakes named Sibinacocha and Amayuni, between Yayamari and Condoriquiña.

References

  1. ↑ allthemountains.com/httpdocs/yayamari.htm, Map of a part of the Vilcanota mountain range (inactive website)
  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 December 22, 2014.
  4. ↑ www.ucb.edu.bo see: Despeñadero


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