Qaqa Waychu

Qaqa Waychu
Qaqa Waychu

Location within Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°42′10″S 69°18′05″W / 14.70278°S 69.30139°W / -14.70278; -69.30139Coordinates: 14°42′10″S 69°18′05″W / 14.70278°S 69.30139°W / -14.70278; -69.30139
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Apolobamba

Qaqa Waychu (Aymara for a swift,[2] also spelled Ccaccahuaycho, Jajahuaycho) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Peru and the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain and the lake are located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District. The peak reaches about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) above sea level. It lies northwest of the mountains Palumani and Ch'uxñaquta and west of the lake Ch'uxñaquta. Pariwani ("the one with flamingos", Parihuani) and Wanakuni ("the one with guanacos", Huanacuni) are the names of the northwestern and northeastern peaks of Qaqa Waychu.[1][3]

The lake named Qaqa Waychu stretches along the northern slopes of the mountain.[1] It lies at 14°41′26″S 69°17′44″W / 14.69056°S 69.29556°W / -14.69056; -69.29556.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved December 16, 2014. (see: Vencejo)
  3. ↑ Bolivia 1:100,000, Pelechuco 3041, Map prepared and published by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA, in collaboration with the Instituto Geográfico Militar of Bolivia
  4. ↑ "Lagunas". Retrieved December 16, 2014.


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