Huayllahuito

Huayllahuito (possibly from Aymara waylla Stipa obtusa, a kind of feather grass, wit'u spur,[3][4] "feather grass spur") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It lies in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District, southeast of Pucaparina.[1]

Huayllahuito
Huayllahuito
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°16′35″S 70°43′01″W[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. "Cerro Huayllahuito". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  3. Plan de desarollo municipal Municipio de Turco (Spanish)
  4. 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)


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