Qullpa (Castilla)

For the mountain on the border of the Arequipa Region and the Cusco Region, Peru, see Qullpa (Chumbivilcas-La Unión).
Qullpa
Qullpa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,226.4 m (17,147 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°43′28″S 72°21′38″W / 15.72444°S 72.36056°W / -15.72444; -72.36056Coordinates: 15°43′28″S 72°21′38″W / 15.72444°S 72.36056°W / -15.72444; -72.36056
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent range Andes

Qullpa (Aymara and Quechua for saltpeter,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Jollpa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,226.4 metres (17,147 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts Ayo and Uñón. Qullpa lies south of the mountain Yanqha.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  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. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province 2 (Arequipa Region)


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