Quello Sallayoc (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 ...

''q'illu'' yellow, ''salla'' large cliff of gravel, ''-yuq'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a yellow cliff of gravel" or "the yellow one with a cliff of gravel") is a mountain in the Vilcanota 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

Puno Region Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco ...

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, on the border of the districts Corani and Ollachea. Quello Sallayoc lies south-east of the mountains Llusca Ritti (Cusco-Puno),

Jori Pintay Jori Pintay (possibly from Quechua ''quri'' gold, ''pintay'' to paint / painting (a borrowing from Spanish ''pintar'' to paint)) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, C ...

and

Taruca Sayana Taruca Sayana (possibly from Quechua ''taruka, luychu'' deer, ''sayana'' stop, whereabouts, a place where you stop frequently, "deer stop") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Pun ...

, west of the mountain Riti Huasi and northwest of the mountains

Yana Sallayoc Yana Sallayoc (possibly from Quechua language, Quechua ''yana'' black, ''salla'' large cliff of gravel, ''-yuq'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a black cliff of gravel" or "the black one with a cliff of gravel") is a mountain in th ...

and Llusca Ritti (of Corani). Its ridge stretches to the northeast. An intermittent stream originates south-east of Quello Sallayoc. Its waters flow to the lake Quicho Suytococha ''(Khichu Suytuqucha)'' and then to the river Lajamayu ''(Laq'amayu)''.

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