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Queullacocha (Cusco)

Coordinates: 13°45′55″S 71°17′1″W / 13.76528°S 71.28361°W / -13.76528; -71.28361
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Queullacocha
Queullacocha is located in Peru
Queullacocha
Queullacocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,900 m (16,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°45′55″S 71°17′1″W / 13.76528°S 71.28361°W / -13.76528; -71.28361
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Queullacocha (possibly from Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake,[2] "gull lake") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Queullacocha lies northwest of the mountain Ausangate.[1]

References

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  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.