Shinwaqucha

Shinwaqucha
Shinwaqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°18′26″S 77°14′28″W / 10.30722°S 77.24111°W / -10.30722; -77.24111Coordinates: 10°18′26″S 77°14′28″W / 10.30722°S 77.24111°W / -10.30722; -77.24111
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Cordillera Negra

Shinwaqucha (Ancash Quechua shinwa nettle, qucha lake,[2] "nettle lake", hispanicized spelling Shinuacocha) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Corpanqui District, and in the Ocros Province, Cajamarquilla District.[1]

The mountain was named after a little lake east of it in the Corpanqui District at 10°18′19″S 77°14′18″W / 10.30528°S 77.23833°W / -10.30528; -77.23833.[1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Ocros Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish


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