Wiqu (Cusco-Puno)
This article is about the mountain on the border of the Cusco Region and the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wiqu.
| Wiqu | |
|---|---|
  Wiqu Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 14°07′48″S 70°48′55″W / 14.13000°S 70.81528°WCoordinates: 14°07′48″S 70°48′55″W / 14.13000°S 70.81528°W [2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Willkanuta |
Wiqu (Aymara for a corner in a house, a mountain cove,[3] hispanicized spelling Hueco) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District, and in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Wiqu is situated southwest of Pumanuta, Hatunk'uchu, Quchak'uchu and Hatun Sallika, and northeast of Qillwa Quta.[1]
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
- ↑ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
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