Qiwllaqucha (Pasco)

Qiwllaqucha
Qiwllaqucha

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Pasco Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 10°30′11″S 76°00′42″W / 10.50306°S 76.01167°WCoordinates: 10°30′11″S 76°00′42″W / 10.50306°S 76.01167°W[2]

Qiwllaqucha (Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake,[3] "gull lake", hispanicized spelling Quiulacocha) is a mountain at a lake of the same name in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayán District. Its summit reaches about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) above sea level.[1]

The lake Qiwllaqucha lies in the Qiwllaqucha valley south-west 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 south-east. It belongs to the watershed of the Perené River.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)
  2. "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)