Huilacollo (Tacna)

Huilacollo
Huilacollo
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°59′30″S 70°23′55″W / 16.99167°S 70.39861°W / -16.99167; -70.39861Coordinates: 16°59′30″S 70°23′55″W / 16.99167°S 70.39861°W / -16.99167; -70.39861 
Geography
Location Peru, Tacna Region, Candarave Province
Parent range Andes

Huilacollo (possibly from Aymara wila blood, blood-red, qullu mountain,[2][3] "red mountain") is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). It is located in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, on the border of the districts of Camilaca and Candarave. Huilacollo lies southwest of the Tutupaca volcano and east of Sallajaque.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave 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 October 24, 2015.


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