Qullpa Qaqa
For the mountain on the border of the Cusco Region and the Puno Region, Peru, see Qullpa Qaqa (Cusco-Puno). For the mountain in the Marcapata District, Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Qullpa Qaqa (Marcapata).
| Qullpa Qaqa | |
|---|---|
  Qullpa Qaqa Peru | |
| Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region |
| Range | Andes, Willkanuta |
| Coordinates | 14°11′07″S 70°38′27″W / 14.18528°S 70.64083°WCoordinates: 14°11′07″S 70°38′27″W / 14.18528°S 70.64083°W |
Qullpa Qaqa (Quechua qullpa salty, salpeter, qaqa rock,[2] "salpeter rock", hispanicized spelling Collpacaja) is a mountain in the southern extensions of the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. The mountain is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Qullpaqaqa lies south of the mountain Yanaqucha. West of it there is a small lake named Qillwaqucha ("gull lake", Quellhuacocha).[1]