Qillqata (Cusco)

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qillqata.
Qillqata
Qillqata

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°37′59″S 71°02′42″W / 13.63306°S 71.04500°W / -13.63306; -71.04500Coordinates: 13°37′59″S 71°02′42″W / 13.63306°S 71.04500°W / -13.63306; -71.04500
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Qillqata (Aymara qillqaña to write,[2] -ta a suffix to indicate the participle, "written" or "something written", hispanicized spelling Queljata) is a mountain in the eastern extensions 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, Marcapata District. Qillqata lies northeast of the peaks of Kimsachata, Q'iwisiri and Wayruruni.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)


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