Pichqaqucha (Ayacucho)

For the lake in the Huánuco Region, Peru, see Pichqaqucha.
Pichqaqucha
Pichqaqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°24′54″S 73°54′17″W / 14.41500°S 73.90472°W / -14.41500; -73.90472Coordinates: 14°24′54″S 73°54′17″W / 14.41500°S 73.90472°W / -14.41500; -73.90472
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region
Parent range Andes

Pichqaqucha (Quechua pichqa five, urqu mountain,[2] "five lakes", also spelled Pichjajocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, on the border of the districts of Carmen Salcedo and Chipao, southeast of Antamarka (Andamarca).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)



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