Quchayuq (Oropeza)

This article is about the mountain in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Quchayuq.
Quchayuq
Quchayuq

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,408 m (11,181 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°35′06″S 65°27′01″W / 18.58500°S 65.45028°W / -18.58500; -65.45028Coordinates: 18°35′06″S 65°27′01″W / 18.58500°S 65.45028°W / -18.58500; -65.45028
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Quchayuq (Quechua qucha lake, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with a lake (or lakes)", also spelled Khochayoj) is a 3,408 m (11,181 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province, Poroma Municipality, southwest of the village of Poroma.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Poroma 6538-III
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Poroma". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 15, 2016.


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