Qullpa Qaqa (Marcapata)

This article is about the mountain in the east of the Marcapata District, Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qullpa Qaqa (disambiguation).
Qullpa Qaqa
Qullpa Qaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates 13°38′00″S 70°47′30″W / 13.63333°S 70.79167°W / -13.63333; -70.79167Coordinates: 13°38′00″S 70°47′30″W / 13.63333°S 70.79167°W / -13.63333; -70.79167
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Qullpa Qaqa (Quechua qullpa salty, salpeter, qaqa rock,[2] "salpeter rock", hispanicized spelling Jollpajaja) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. It is situated southwest of Wisk'achani and north of Yana Urqu. West of Qullpa Qaqa and Yana Urqu there is a small lake named Mullu P'unqu (Mullopunco).[1]

References

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


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