Qiwllaqucha (Cusco)

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qiwllaqucha (disambiguation).
Qiwllaqucha
Qiwllaqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,900 m (16,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°45′55″S 71°17′1″W / 13.76528°S 71.28361°W / -13.76528; -71.28361Coordinates: 13°45′55″S 71°17′1″W / 13.76528°S 71.28361°W / -13.76528; -71.28361
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Qiwllaqucha (Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake,[2] "gull lake", hispanicized spelling Queullacocha) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Qiwllaqucha lies northwest of the mountain Ausangate.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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