Killaqucha

Killaqucha

Killaqucha as seen from the Willka Q'asa pass (looking to the west)
Location Peru
Cusco Region
Coordinates 13°09′29″S 72°03′47″W / 13.15806°S 72.06306°W / -13.15806; -72.06306Coordinates: 13°09′29″S 72°03′47″W / 13.15806°S 72.06306°W / -13.15806; -72.06306
Surface elevation 4,170 m (13,680 ft)

Killaqucha (Quechua killa moon, month, qucha lake, "moon lake", hispanicized spelling Quellacocha) is a small lake in the Cusco Region in Peru. It is situated in the Urupampa mountain range at a height of about 4,170 metres (13,680 ft). Killaqucha lies south west of the village Lares[1] and north of the mountains Ch'iqun and Siriwani.

References

  1. ↑ blogspot.com/ Sketch of the Lares trek


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