Qaqa Chaka

Qaqa Chaka
Qaqa Chaka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°34′01″S 71°14′51″W / 13.56694°S 71.24750°W / -13.56694; -71.24750Coordinates: 13°34′01″S 71°14′51″W / 13.56694°S 71.24750°W / -13.56694; -71.24750
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Qaqa Chaka (Quechua qaqa rock, chaka bridge,[2] "rock bridge", hispanicized spelling Jajachaca) is mountain in the northern extensions of the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Qaqa Chaka lies southwest of Qullqip'unqu and Sinaqara where the annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place.[1]

References

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


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