Qullqitawqa

Qullqitawqa
Qullqitawqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°6′23″S 70°36′21″W / 14.10639°S 70.60583°W / -14.10639; -70.60583Coordinates: 14°6′23″S 70°36′21″W / 14.10639°S 70.60583°W / -14.10639; -70.60583
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Qullqitawqa (Quechua qullqi silver, tawqa heap, pile,[2] "silver heap", hispanicized spelling Colquetauca) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District. Qullqitawqa lies south of the Ninawisa River (Ninahuisa).[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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