Qiwllaqucha (Chaulán)

This article is about the mountain at a small lake of that name in the Chaulán District, Huánuco Province, Huánuco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qiwllaqucha.
Qiwllaqucha
Qiwllaqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,525 m (14,846 ft)[1]
Coordinates 10°05′39″S 76°24′08″W / 10.09417°S 76.40222°W / -10.09417; -76.40222Coordinates: 10°05′39″S 76°24′08″W / 10.09417°S 76.40222°W / -10.09417; -76.40222
Geography
Location Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, San Pedro de Chaulán District
Parent range Andes

Qillwaqucha (Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake,[2] "gull lake", also spelled Queuluacocha) is a 4,525-metre-high (14,846 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru at a small lake of that name. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, Chaulán District. It is southwest of Allqay.[1][3]

The lake named Qiwllaqucha lies west of the peak at 10°05′44″S 76°25′27″W / 10.09556°S 76.42417°W / -10.09556; -76.42417.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Peru 1:100,000, Ambo 1650, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huánuco Province (Huánuco Region)


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