Ch'akiqucha
This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Ch'aki Qucha (disambiguation).
| Ch'akiqucha | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Ch'iqun (center) and Ch'akiqucha (on the right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,895 m (16,060 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°15′51″S 72°02′53″W / 13.26417°S 72.04806°WCoordinates: 13°15′51″S 72°02′53″W / 13.26417°S 72.04806°W [1] |
| Geography | |
  Ch'akiqucha Peru | |
| Location | Peru |
| Parent range | Andes, Urupampa |
Ch'akiqucha (Quechua ch'aki dry, qucha lake,[2] "dry lake", Hispanicized spelling Chaquicocha) is a 4,895-metre-high (16,060 ft) mountain at a little lake of that name in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, and in the Urubamba Province, in the districts of Huayllabamba and Yucay. It lies southwest of Wamanchuqi and southeast of Ch'iqun.[1][3]
The lake named Ch'akiqucha is in the Yucay District south of the mountain at 13°16′40″S 72°03′01″W / 13.27778°S 72.05028°W.[3][4] It is about 8 m (26 ft) deep and its area is about two ha. Like Yanaqucha ("black lake") south of it Ch'akiqucha is surrounded by woods of qiwña (polylepis).
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Cerro Chaquicocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
- ↑ "Laguna Chaquicocha". mincetur. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
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