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Qulluta (Sihuas)

Coordinates: 8°28′00″S 77°31′30″W / 8.46667°S 77.52500°W / -8.46667; -77.52500
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Qulluta
Qulluta is located in Peru
Qulluta
Qulluta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates8°28′00″S 77°31′30″W / 8.46667°S 77.52500°W / -8.46667; -77.52500
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Qulluta (Quechua for mortar,[2] also spelled Collota) is a mountain in the northern extensions of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,780 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Sihuas Province, on the border of the districts of Alfonso Ugarte and Huayllabamba.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sihuas Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.