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Wila Salla
Wila Salla is located in PeruWila SallaWila SallaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,987 m (16,362 ft)
Coordinates16°10′15″S 70°18′06″W / 16.17083°S 70.30167°W / -16.17083; -70.30167
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Wila Salla (Aymara wila salla rocks, cliffs, "red rocks", Hispanicized spelling Velasalla) is a 4,987-metre-high (16,362 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, on the border of the districts Pichacani and San Antonio. Wila Salla lies northeast of the mountain Chuqipata.

References

  1. Peru 1:100,000, Pichaccani 2838, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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 January 7, 2015.
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (Puno Region)


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