Qullpapata

Qullpapata
Qullpapata

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,922 m (16,148 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°40′22″S 75°33′07″W / 12.67278°S 75.55194°W / -12.67278; -75.55194Coordinates: 12°40′22″S 75°33′07″W / 12.67278°S 75.55194°W / -12.67278; -75.55194
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Qullpapata (Quechua qullpa salty, saltpeter, pata elevated place; above, at the top; edge; bank (of a river), shore,[2][3]hispanicized spelling Cullpapata) is a 4,922 m (16,148 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District. Qullpapata lies west of Warmiqucha, one of the largest lakes of Peru, and south of Milluqucha.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Cullpapata". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
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