Silla Qhata

Silla Qhata
Silla Qhata

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,037 m (16,526 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°11′03″S 70°41′24″W / 14.18417°S 70.69000°W / -14.18417; -70.69000Coordinates: 14°11′03″S 70°41′24″W / 14.18417°S 70.69000°W / -14.18417; -70.69000
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Melgar Province
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Silla Qhata Quechua silla gravel, qhata slope,[2] "gravel slope", hispanicized spelling Sillajata) is a 5,037 metres (16,526 ft) high mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It lies south of Khunurana and southeast of Salla Wanqani.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Sillajata". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)


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