Sillane

Sillane
Sillane
	The Colca River and Sillane north of it (center) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation	5,200 m (17,100 ft)
Coordinates	15°31′59″S 71°54′02″W / 15.53306°S 71.90056°W
Naming
Language of name	Aymara
Geography
	Sillane Peru
Location	Peru, Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Tapay District
Parent range	Andes, Chila

Sillane (possibly from Aymara silla cane of maize,^[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with canes of maize") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts of Madrigal and Tapay. Sillane lies north of the Colca River, northeast of the village of Tapay.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
^ 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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[escale-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)

[bertonio-2] 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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