Qillqa (Melgar)

This article is about the mountain in the Melgar Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qillqa.
Qillqa
Qillqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,900.9 m (16,079 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°43′13″S 71°04′53″W / 14.72028°S 71.08139°W / -14.72028; -71.08139Coordinates: 14°43′13″S 71°04′53″W / 14.72028°S 71.08139°W / -14.72028; -71.08139
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Melgar Province
Parent range Andes

Qillqa (Quechua for writing (the act and art of writing)[2] Hispanicized spelling Quilca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900.9 metres (16,079 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Macari District, near the border with the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, Alto Pichigua District.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  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 Melgar Province (Puno Region)


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