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Ajo Colluna

Coordinates: 15°29′33″S 71°40′29″W / 15.49250°S 71.67472°W / -15.49250; -71.67472
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Ajo Colluna
The Colca River as seen from the ISS. Ajo Colluna in the upper right edge of this image is hidden beneath a cloud.
Highest point
Elevation5,255 m (17,241 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°29′33″S 71°40′29″W / 15.49250°S 71.67472°W / -15.49250; -71.67472
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Ajo Colluna is located in Peru
Ajo Colluna
Ajo Colluna
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

Ajo Colluna (possibly from Quechua aqu sand, kulluna washbowl; silo,[2] "sand bowl" or "sand silo") is a 5,255-metre-high (17,241 ft) mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts of Lari and Tuti. It lies northeast of Quehuisha and Mismi.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Nevado Ajo Colluna". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 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 Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)