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Qaqa Chaka
Qaqa Chaka is located in Peru
Qaqa Chaka
Qaqa Chaka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Willkanuta

Qaqa Chaka (Quechua qaqa rock, chaka bridge,[2] "rock bridge", hispanicized spelling Jajachaca) is mountain in the northern extensions of the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Qaqa Chaka lies southwest of Qullqip'unqu and Sinaqara where the annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.