Qiwllaqucha (Pasco)

This article is about the mountain and a lake in the Pasco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qiwllaqucha (disambiguation).
Qiwllaqucha
Qiwllaqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,012 m (16,444 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°30′11″S 76°00′42″W / 10.50306°S 76.01167°W / -10.50306; -76.01167Coordinates: 10°30′11″S 76°00′42″W / 10.50306°S 76.01167°W / -10.50306; -76.01167 [1]
Geography
Location Peru, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes, Waqurunchu

Qiwllaqucha (Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake,[2] "gull lake", hispanicized spelling Quiulacocha) is a mountain at a lake of that name in the Waqurunchu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayán District. Its summit reaches 5,012 m (16,444 ft) above sea level.

The lake named Qiwllaqucha lies in the Qiwllaqucha valley southwest of the peak at 10°31′9″S 76°1′24″W / 10.51917°S 76.02333°W / -10.51917; -76.02333. The intermittent stream of the valley flows to the southeast. It belongs to the watershed of the Perené River.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nevado Quiulacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, December 07, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.