Qullpa Qaqa (Huch'uy Ananta)

This article is about the mountain near Huch'uy Ananta in the Marcapata District, Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qullpa Qaqa (disambiguation).
Qullpa Qaqa
Qullpa Qaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°41′58″S 71°02′03″W / 13.69944°S 71.03417°W / -13.69944; -71.03417Coordinates: 13°41′58″S 71°02′03″W / 13.69944°S 71.03417°W / -13.69944; -71.03417 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Qullpa Qaqa (Quechua qullpa salty, salpeter, qaqa rock,[3] "salpeter rock", hispanicized spelling Collpacaca) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. It is situated northwest of Huch'uy Ananta and northeast of Chumpi and Wisk'achani. The Wisk'achani River flows along its western slope.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ "Ceroo Collpacaca". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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