Quiulacocha (Pasco)
Appearance
Qiwllaqucha | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,012 m (16,444 ft)[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Pasco Region |
Parent range | Andes, Waqurunchu |
Qiwllaqucha (Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake,[2] "gull lake", hispanicized spelling Quiulacocha) is a mountain at a lake of that name in the Waqurunchu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayán District. Its summit reaches 5,012 m (16,444 ft) above sea level.
The lake named Qiwllaqucha lies in the Qiwllaqucha valley southwest of the peak at 10°31′9″S 76°1′24″W / 10.51917°S 76.02333°W. The intermittent stream of the valley flows to the southeast. It belongs to the watershed of the Perené River.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c "Nevado Quiulacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)