Machu Qichqa

Machu Qichqa
Machu Qichqa

Peru

Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 13°15′21″S 74°50′24″W / 13.25583°S 74.84000°WCoordinates: 13°15′21″S 74°50′24″W / 13.25583°S 74.84000°W

Machu Qichqa (Quechua machu old, old person, Chanka Quechua qichqa cliff,[2] Diccionario Bilingüe Quechua Castellano, Cusco Collao y Ayacucho-Chanka[3] "old cliff", also spelled Machoccechcca) is a mountain in the Huancavelica Region in Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Machu Qichqa lies southwest of Yawarqucha and northwest of Wakan Q'allay.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaytará Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ see Risco