Hatunqullpa

Hatunqullpa
Hatunqullpa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°34′9″S 72°29′14″W / 14.56917°S 72.48722°W / -14.56917; -72.48722Coordinates: 14°34′9″S 72°29′14″W / 14.56917°S 72.48722°W / -14.56917; -72.48722
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Hatunqullpa (Quechua hatun big, qullpa salpeter,[2] "big salpeter (mountain)", hispanicized spelling Atuncollpa) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Hatunqullpa is situated north of the mountains Chankuwaña, Wayunka and Pinta Pata and south-west of the mountain Pilluni.

The Hatun Qullpa valley (Jatun Collpa) lies northeast of the mountain. The waters of its intermittent stream flow to the river Qañawimayu.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Consorcio Minero Horizonte, Resumen Ejecutio del EIAsd, Categoría II, Para Actividades de Exploración Minera, Proyecto: "Millo"
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)


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