Coordinates: 14°09′33″S 70°42′44″W / 14.15917°S 70.71222°W / -14.15917; -70.71222

Salla Huancane

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Salla Huancane
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°09′33″S 70°42′44″W / 14.15917°S 70.71222°W / -14.15917; -70.71222[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Melgar Province
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Salla Huancane (possibly from Aymara salla rocks, cliffs, wanqa a big stone,[3] -ni a suffix) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high . It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It lies southeast of Jonorana.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. "Cerro Salla Huancane". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  3. 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)