The Chila mountain range 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 ...

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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. 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

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and Caylloma.

Mountains

The highest mountain in the range is Chila at . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region) * Casiri, *

Mismi Mismi is a mountain peak of volcanic origin in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. A glacial stream on the Mismi was firmly identified as the most distant source of the Amazon River in 1996; this finding was confirmed in 2001 and agai ...

, * Minaspata, * Quehuisha * Surihuiri, * Yuraccacsa, * Jatunpila, * Airicoto, * Aceruta, *

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, * Choquepirhua, * Chila Pillune, * Chuañuma, *

Quiscapampa Quiscapampa or Quiscapanca (possibly from Quechua language, Quechua ''kiska'' thorn, ''p'anqa'' bract, "thorn bract") showing ''Quiscapanca''Resumen - Ministerio de Energía y Minas, CEDEMIN S.A.C., Actualización del Plan de Cierre de Minas de l ...

, *

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 Re ...

, * Teclla, * Yuaytacondorsenja, * Apacheta, * Ticlla (Castilla), *

Huayllatarpuna Huayllatarpuna (possibly from Quechua ''waylla'' meadow, ''tarpuy'' to sow, ''-na'' a suffix, "where the meadow is sown") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region A ...

, * Huayllayoc, * Jatunchungara, * Ajo Colluna, * Asnohuañusja, * Solimana, *

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, * Japutani, *

Condor Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua ''kuntur''. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere. They are: * The Andean condor (''V ...

, *

Condorcacha Condorcacha (possibly from Quechua ''kuntur'' condor, ''khacha'' crusted dirt, "crusted condor dirt") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Arequipa Region Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; ...

, * Colquere, * Samacasa, *

Sillane Sillane (possibly from Aymara ''silla'' cane of maize, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with canes of maize") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Arequipa ...

, *

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 ...

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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, * Huayllayoc, *

Yanajaja Yanajaja (possibly from Quechua ''yana'' black, ''qaqa'', rock) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District and in the Quispicanchi ...

, * Chila, * Chuaña, * Parhuayane, * Huaillaccocha, * Ojeccasa, * Ticlla, *

Ccella Ccella Ccella Ccella (possibly from Quechua ''q'illa'' scar, Aymara ''qhilla'' scar (in Quechua ''qhilla'' or ''qilla'' means "lazybones"), the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of scars") is a mountai ...

, * Chungara, *

Cairahuiri Cairahuiri (possibly from Aymara and Quechua ''k'ayra'' frog) is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Tapay District. Cairahuiri lies southwest of ...

, * 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 nor ...

, * Posoco, * Huallatane, * Huamanripayoc, *

Puca Mauras Puca Mauras (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region) Puca M ...

, * Huamangore, * Icma, * Hichocollo, * Ticlla, * Huancaitira, * Ancocala, *

References

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