Utkhuqaqa
| Utkhuqaqa | |
|---|---|
  Utkhuqaqa Location within Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,049 m (16,565 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 14°33′21″S 69°27′29″W / 14.55583°S 69.45806°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru |
| Parent range | Andes, Apolobamba |
Utkhuqaqa or Utkhu Qaqa (Quechua utkhu cotton, qaqa rock,[2][3] "cotton rock", also spelled Utccuccacca, Utjujanja) is a 5,049-metre-high (16,565 ft) mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Cuyocuyo District. It lies northwest of the mountain Wilaquta and northeast of Qurwari and Janq'u Uma. Little streams named Qullqipirwa (Jolljepirhua), Janq'u Uma (Janjouma) and Utkhuqaqa (Utjujaja) flow along its slopes. They are the origin of the river Lawa Lawani which runs to the north.[1][4] It belongs to the watershed of the Inambari River.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Bolivia 1:100,000, Pelechuco 3041, Map prepared and published by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA, in collaboration with the Instituto Geográfico Militar of Bolivia
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sandia Province (Puno Region)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
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