Collota (Huaylas)

This article is about the mountain in the Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qulluta.
Collota
Collota is located in Peru
Collota
Collota
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,716 m (15,472 ft)
Coordinates8°48′15″S 77°38′58″W / 8.80417°S 77.64944°W / -8.80417; -77.64944
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Collota[1][2] (possibly from Quechua for mortar)[3] is a 4,716-metre-high (15,472 ft)[1][2] mountain in the north of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.[2] It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District.[4] It lies east of Milluacocha and Pilanco.[1][2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ^ a b c d Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)


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