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Llallawi (Ayacucho)

Coordinates: 13°39′09″S 74°28′59″W / 13.65250°S 74.48306°W / -13.65250; -74.48306
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Llallawi
Llallawi is located in Peru
Llallawi
Llallawi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°39′09″S 74°28′59″W / 13.65250°S 74.48306°W / -13.65250; -74.48306
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region
Parent rangeAndes

Llallawi (Quechua for a very big potato of singular appearance which used to be elected as a sacrificial offering for divinities,[2] Hispanicized spelling Llallahui) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Víctor Fajardo Province, on the border of the districts of Sarhua and Vilcanchos.[1]

References

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