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Istalla

Coordinates: 13°48′23″S 70°54′18″W / 13.80639°S 70.90500°W / -13.80639; -70.90500
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Istalla
Istalla is located in Peru
Istalla
Istalla
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°48′23″S 70°54′18″W / 13.80639°S 70.90500°W / -13.80639; -70.90500
Naming
Language of nameAymara
Geography
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Istalla (possibly from Quechua for a quadrangular, woven or knitted multi-colored piece of clothing to carry coca leaves)[2] is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high, situated in the Vilcanota mountain range south east of Cusco. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Istalla lies northeast of the mountain Condoriquiña.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.