Usqullu

Usqullu

Coropuna (snow-covered) and Usqullu (to the right) as seen from the ISS (north is to the upper right part of this image)
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°26′52″S 72°29′20″W / 15.44778°S 72.48889°W / -15.44778; -72.48889Coordinates: 15°26′52″S 72°29′20″W / 15.44778°S 72.48889°W / -15.44778; -72.48889
Geography
Usqullu

Peru

Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent range Andes

Usqullu (Quechua for Andean mountain cat,[2] hispanicized spelling Oscollo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District. Usqullu lies northwest of the peak of Wakapallqa (Huagapalca) and northeast of Puma Ranra and Usqullu Lake.[1]

References

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


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