Qullpa Qaqa

This article is about the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qullpa Qaqa (disambiguation).
Qullpa Qaqa
Qullpa Qaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°11′07″S 70°38′27″W / 14.18528°S 70.64083°W / -14.18528; -70.64083Coordinates: 14°11′07″S 70°38′27″W / 14.18528°S 70.64083°W / -14.18528; -70.64083
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Qullpa Qaqa (Quechua qullpa salty, salpeter, qaqa rock,[2] "salpeter rock", hispanicized spelling Collpacaja) is a mountain in the southern extensions of the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. The mountain is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Qullpa Qaqa lies south of the mountain Yanaqucha. West of it there is a small lake named Qillwaqucha ("gull lake", Quellhuacocha).[1]

References

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


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