Wila Qullu (Moquegua-Puno)

Wila Qullu (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, qullu mountain,[2][3] "red mountain", Hispanicized spelling Vilacollo) is a 5,020-metre-high (16,470 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District, and the Puno Region, Puno Province, Pichacani District. Wila Qullu lies at the Larama Quta valley, northeast of Larama Quta and Janq'u Saxa and southeast of Wallqani. The river originates northwest of the mountain. It is a tributary of Jukumarini Lake.[1][4]

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Moquegua Region and the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wila Qullu.
Wila Qullu
Wila Qullu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,020 m (16,470 ft) [1]
Coordinates16°19′15″S 70°20′21″W 
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

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 October 24, 2015.
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Moquegua Region)


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