Quchayuq

This article is about the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Quchayuq.
Quchayuq
Rumi Cruz
Quchayuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°43′37″S 74°56′40″W / 11.72694°S 74.94444°W / -11.72694; -74.94444Coordinates: 11°43′37″S 74°56′40″W / 11.72694°S 74.94444°W / -11.72694; -74.94444 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Quchayuq (Quechua qucha lake, -yuq a suffix,[3] "the one with a lake (or lakes)", also spelled Jochayo) or Rumi Cruz (Quechua rumi stone,[3] Spanish cruz cross, "stone cross") is a mountain in Peru, about 5,100 m (16,700 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, on the border of the districts of Andamarca and Comas. It is northeast of the Waytapallana mountain range. Quchayuq lies north of Utkhu Warqu and the lake and the mountain named Putkaqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Concepción Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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