Mount Q'umirqucha (Peru)

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Q'umirqucha
Q'umirqucha
Peru
Elevation 5,400 m (17,717 ft)
Location
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range
Coordinates 13°49′06″S 71°07′31″W / 13.81833°S 71.12528°W / -13.81833; -71.12528Coordinates: 13°49′06″S 71°07′31″W / 13.81833°S 71.12528°W / -13.81833; -71.12528[1]

Q'umirqucha (Quechua q'umir green, qucha lake,[2] "green lake", hispanicized spelling Comercocha) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District.[3][4] Q'umirqucha lies west of the lake Siwinaqucha, between the mountain Wayruru Punku in the northeast and the Kuntur T'uqu in the south.


References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): q'umir - s. Hornacina. Hueco a modo de nicho en la pared. qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  4. ↑ travelatin.com Sketch map of the area
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