Aququcha (Lima)

This article is about the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Aququcha (disambiguation).
Aququcha
Aququcha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°46′07″S 76°40′55″W / 10.76861°S 76.68194°W / -10.76861; -76.68194Coordinates: 10°46′07″S 76°40′55″W / 10.76861°S 76.68194°W / -10.76861; -76.68194
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Aququcha (Quechua aqu sand, qucha lake,,[2] "sand lake", hispanicized spelling Acococha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Oyón Province, Oyón District. Aququcha lies at the Puka Yaku valley, east of Kinwa Ukru.[1]

References

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