Chila is a mountain in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
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, about high. It lies in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) 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 l ...
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Castilla Province
Castilla Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. It was named after Ramón Castilla.
Geography
The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Coropuna at above sea le ...
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Choco District
Choco District is one of fourteen districts of the province Castilla in Peru.
Geography
The Chila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Chila at above sea level. Other mountains are listed bel ...
, and in the
Caylloma Province
Caylloma Province is the largest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.
Geography
The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Mismi. Other mountains are listed below:
Politic ...
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Caylloma District
Caylloma District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua de ...
. Chila is situated southeast of the lake Llocococha (possibly from in the
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
spelling ''Lluk'uqucha'').
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)]
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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