Qullqitawqa

Qullqitawqa
Qullqitawqa

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Range Andes, Willkanuta
Coordinates 14°6′23″S 70°36′21″W / 14.10639°S 70.60583°WCoordinates: 14°6′23″S 70°36′21″W / 14.10639°S 70.60583°W

Qullqitawqa (Quechua qullqi silver, tawqa heap, pile,[2] "silver heap", hispanicized spelling Colquetauca) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District. Qullqitawqa lies south of the Ninawisa River (Ninahuisa).[1]

References

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