The Chila mountain range lies in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa () is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least densely populated dep ...
in the
Andes
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of
Peru
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. It extends between 15°02' and 15°26'S and 71°43' and 72°37'W for about 80 km. The range is located in the provinces of
Castilla
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Places Spain
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*Kingdom of ...
and
Caylloma.
Mountains
The highest mountain in the range is
Chila at . Other mountains are listed below:
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*
Casiri,
*
Mismi,
* Minaspata,
*
Quehuisha
*
Surihuiri
Surihuiri, Sorehuire or Surihuire is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, in the districts Lari, Madrigal
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,
*
Yuraccacsa,
* Jatunpila,
*
Airicoto,
*
Aceruta
Aceruta (possibly from Aymara ''asiru'' snail, ''uta'' house, "snail" or ''-ta'' a suffix, "from the snail") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. It lies no ...
,
*
Chinchón
Chinchón () is a town and municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Located 50 km south-east of the city of Madrid, the municipality covers an area of 115.91 km2. , it has a population of 5,239. Its historic centre, with a notab ...
,
*
Choquepirhua,
*
Chila Pillune,
*
Chuañuma,
*
Quiscapampa,
*
Huayta
Huayta (possibly from Aymara for a headdress made of feathers or flowers, Quechua for crest; wild flower; the whistling of the wind) is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high . It is located in the Arequipa Reg ...
,
*
Teclla,
*
Yuaytacondorsenja,
*
Apacheta,
*
Ticlla (Castilla),
*
Huayllatarpuna,
*
Huayllayoc,
*
Jatunchungara,
*
Ajo Colluna,
*
Asnohuañusja,
*
Solimana,
*
Cerani,
* Japutani,
*
Condor
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One species, the And ...
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Condorcacha,
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Colquere,
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Samacasa,
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Sillane,
*
Sullucullahua,
*
Huanca
The Huancas, Wancas, or Wankas are a Quechua people living in the Junín Region of central Peru, in and around the Mantaro Valley.
Names
The southern branch of Huanca people are called the Wanka Waylla Quechua and Southern Huancayo Quechua. The J ...
,
*
Huañacagua,
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Huayllayoc,
*
Yanajaja,
*
Chila,
*
Chuaña,
*
Parhuayane,
*
Huaillaccocha,
*
Ojeccasa,
*
Ticlla,
*
Ccella Ccella,
*
Chungara,
*
Cairahuiri,
*
Minasnioc,
*
Pillune,
*
Pucara
Pukara ( Aymara and Quechuan "fortress", Hispanicized spellings ''pucara, pucará'') is a defensive hilltop site or fortification built by the prehispanic and historic inhabitants of the central Andean area (from Ecuador to central Chile and n ...
,
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Posoco,
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Huallatane,
*
Huamanripayoc,
*
Puca Mauras,
*
Huamangore,
*
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,
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Hichocollo,
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Ticlla,
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Huancaitira,
*
Ancocala,
*
Puca Mauras,
References
Mountain ranges of Peru
Mountain ranges of the Department of Arequipa
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