Rit'iqucha

Rit'iqucha
Rit'iqucha

Peru

Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Puno Region
Range Andes, Willkanuta
Coordinates 13°45′52″S 70°34′25″W / 13.76444°S 70.57361°WCoordinates: 13°45′52″S 70°34′25″W / 13.76444°S 70.57361°W

Rit'iqucha (Quechua rit'i snow, qucha lake,[2] "snow lake", hispanicized spelling Riticocha) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ollachea District. Rit'iqucha lies north-east of the mountains Ananta and Machu Rit'i and the lakes Mankhaqucha (Mancacocha) and Q'umirqucha (Jomercocha).[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)