| Vilapata | |
|---|---|
  Vilapata Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 14°15′07″S 70°49′45″W / 14.25194°S 70.82917°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcanota |
Vilapata (possibly from Aymara wila blood, blood-red, pata step, stone bench,[3][4] "red step") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It lies in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It is situated at the Quenamari valley, northeast of Chiaracce.[1]
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
- ↑ "Cerro Vilapata". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
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