Qullqayuq

Qullqayuq
Qullqayuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°51′5″S 76°6′49″W / 11.85139°S 76.11361°W / -11.85139; -76.11361Coordinates: 11°51′5″S 76°6′49″W / 11.85139°S 76.11361°W / -11.85139; -76.11361
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Qullqayuq (Quechua qullqa, deposit, storehouse, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2] "the one with a deposit", hispanicized spelling Culcayoc) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, San Mateo District. Qullqayuq lies south of Quri, southwest of the lake named Wallaqucha and northwest of Qarwachuku of the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range.[1]

References

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