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Sillajata

Coordinates: 14°11′03″S 70°41′24″W / 14.18417°S 70.69000°W / -14.18417; -70.69000
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Sillajata
Sillajata is located in Peru
Sillajata
Sillajata
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,037 m (16,526 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°11′03″S 70°41′24″W / 14.18417°S 70.69000°W / -14.18417; -70.69000
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Melgar Province
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Sillajata (possibly from Quechua silla gravel, qhata slope,[2] "gravel slope") is a 5,037-metre-high (16,526 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It lies south of Jonorana and southeast of Salla Huancane.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Cerro Sillajata". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)