Huayta (possibly from Aymara for a headdress made of feathers or flowers, Quechua for

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; wild flower; the whistling of the wind) 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 ...

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, about high . 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 least ...

, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Huayta lies south of

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 ...

and

Sullucullahua Sullucullahua (possibly from Quechua for ''sulluku'' local name for '' Sapindus saponaria'', a tree, ''llawa'' broken glass with sharp edges)Louis Girault, ''Kallawaya - guérisseurs itinérants des Andes. Recherches sur les pratiques médicina ...

, northeast of

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 nota ...

and southeast of

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 nor ...

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