Wila Qullu (Moquegua-Puno)

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Elevation5,020 m (16,470 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°19′15″S 70°20′21″W / 16.32083°S 70.33917°W / -16.32083; -70.33917
Wila Qullu
Wila Qullu is located in Peru
Wila Qullu
Wila Qullu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,020 m (16,470 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°19′15″S 70°20′21″W / 16.32083°S 70.33917°W / -16.32083; -70.33917
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Wila Qullu (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, qullu mountain,[2][3] "red mountain", Hispanicized spelling Vilacollo) is a 5,020-metre-high (16,470 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District, and the Puno Region, Puno Province, Pichacani District. Wila Qullu lies at the Larama Quta valley, northeast of Larama Quta and Janq'u Saxa and southeast of Wallqani. The river originates northwest of the mountain. It is a tributary of Jukumarini Lake.[1][4]

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