Ticlla (possibly from
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 ...
for eyelash; two-colored,
or for 'with alternating colors')
is a mountain in the
Chila mountain range 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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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
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, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
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. It is located 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 ...
,
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 ...
,
Chachas District
Chachas District is one of fourteen districts of the province Castilla in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática
The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") ...
. Ticlla lies southwest of
Chila and
Chila Pillune at a valley named Puncuhuaico (possibly from Quechua for ''p'unqu'' pond, dam, ''wayq'u'' valley or stream). Its intermittent stream flows to
Chachas Lake.
[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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