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Uma Qala

Coordinates: 15°12′33″S 72°28′46″W / 15.20917°S 72.47944°W / -15.20917; -72.47944
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Uma Qala
Uma Qala is located in Peru
Uma Qala
Uma Qala
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,853 m (15,922 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°12′33″S 72°28′46″W / 15.20917°S 72.47944°W / -15.20917; -72.47944
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province
Parent rangeAndes

Uma Qala (Aymara uma water, qala stone,[2] "water stone", also spelled Umajala) is a 4,853-metre-high (15,922 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District. Uma Qala lies east of the mountain named Inka Misa. Inka Misa is also the name of the little lake at the feet of Uma Qala.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cerro Umajala". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  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)
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Condesuyos Province (Arequipa Region)