Ch'aqu

Ch'aqu
Ch'aqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°52′42″S 71°22′02″W / 13.87833°S 71.36722°W / -13.87833; -71.36722Coordinates: 13°52′42″S 71°22′02″W / 13.87833°S 71.36722°W / -13.87833; -71.36722
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Ch'aqu (Quechua for a fine, whitish, edible and medicinal kind of clay,[2] hispanicized spelling Chajo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Cusipata District. It lies northeast of Hatun Ch'aqu and Yanaqaqa ("black rock", Yanajaja) and northwest of Yuraq Q'asa. Ch'aqu is situated on the left bank of the river Pukamayu ("red river", Pucamayu) which flows to the west as a right affluent of the Willkanuta River. The confluence is near Cusipata.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary) (5-vowel-system)


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