Chillihua

Ivonne Chillihua (possibly from Aymara for a species of grass[2] (Festuca dolichophylla)) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Susapaya District. Chillihua lies southwest of the lakes Vilacota and Lake Neque ("mud lake").[1]

Ivonne Chillihua
Ponyhua
The lake Lake Vilacota (on the right) and Chillihua southwest of it as seen from above (NASA Landsat7 image)
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°13′33″S 70°04′35″W
Geography
Ivonne Chillihua is located in Peru
Ivonne Chillihua
Ivonne Chillihua
Peru
LocationPeru, Tacna Region, Tarata Province
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)
  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)


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