Mulluqucha (Cusco)

For the lake in the Lima Region, Peru, see Mulluqucha (Lima).
Mulluqucha
Mulluqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°42′07″S 71°09′19″W / 13.70194°S 71.15528°W / -13.70194; -71.15528Coordinates: 13°42′07″S 71°09′19″W / 13.70194°S 71.15528°W / -13.70194; -71.15528 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Mulluqucha (Quechua mullu small perl made of fine clay / marine shell which is offered to the divinities, qucha lake, lagoon,[3] hispanicized spelling Mullucocha) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Mulluqucha lies north of the mountain Qullpa Ananta. There is a group of lakes northeast of Mulluqucha, among them Allqaqucha ("black-and-white lake", Alcacocha), Pukaqucha ("red lake") and Yanaqucha ("black lake", Yanacocha).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ "Nevado Mullucocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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