Ch'uspiqucha (Huánuco)

This article is about the mountain at a lake of that name in the Huánuco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Ch'uspiqucha.
Ch'uspiqucha
Ch'uspiqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°22′54″S 76°43′52″W / 10.38167°S 76.73111°W / -10.38167; -76.73111Coordinates: 10°22′54″S 76°43′52″W / 10.38167°S 76.73111°W / -10.38167; -76.73111
Geography
Location Peru, Huánuco Region
Parent range Andes, Rawra

Ch'uspiqucha (Quechua ch'uspi insect, generic name of flies or two-winged insects; fly, qucha lake, lagoon,[2] "fly lake" or "insect lake", hispanicized spelling Chuspiccocha) is a mountain at a lake of that name in the Rawra mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District.[1]

The lake named Ch'uspiqucha (hispanicized names Chuspi, Chuspiccocha, Chuspicocha) lies southwest of the mountain at 10°24′16″S 76°44′46″W / 10.40444°S 76.74611°W / -10.40444; -76.74611.[1] It is situated at the foot of Chira (4,777 metres (15,673 ft)) at a height of 4,150 metres (13,615 ft).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Oskar E. Busch, Peru: Die schönsten Wanderungen und Trekkingtouren. 62 Touren


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