Qullpa (Castilla)

Coordinates: 15°43′28″S 72°21′38″W / 15.72444°S 72.36056°W / -15.72444; -72.36056
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Qullpa
Qullpa is located in Peru
Qullpa
Qullpa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,226.4 m (17,147 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°43′28″S 72°21′38″W / 15.72444°S 72.36056°W / -15.72444; -72.36056
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent rangeAndes

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]

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  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 (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province 2 (Arequipa Region)