Qullpayuq

Qullpayuq
Qullpayuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°18′05″S 76°19′53″W / 11.30139°S 76.33139°W / -11.30139; -76.33139Coordinates: 11°18′05″S 76°19′53″W / 11.30139°S 76.33139°W / -11.30139; -76.33139
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District
Parent range Andes

Qullpayuq (Quechua qullpa salty, saltpeter, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with saltpeter", also spelled Culpayo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, on the border of the districts of Carhuacayán and Marcapomacocha. Qullpayuq lies northwest of the mountain and lake named Muruqucha,[1] north of a lake called Yanaqucha ("black lake").

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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