Yurac Salla

Yurac Salla (possibly from Quechua yuraq white, salla large cliff of gravel,^[2][3] "white cliff of gravel") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is lies in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ollachea District. Yurac Salla is situated north-east of the mountains Jori Pintay, Taruca Sayana and Quello Sallayoc.

Yurac Salla
Yurac Salla Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates	13°43′20″S 70°41′13″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Puno Region
Parent range	Andes, Vilcanota

There is a little lake south-east of Yurac Salla named Joritoruyoc ("the one with gold mud"). An intermittent stream of the same name flows from the lake to the north-east where it meets the river Quichomayu.^[1]

References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.