Aqhu Phichaqa

Aqhu Phichaqa
Aqhu Phichaqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°12′39″S 71°06′54″W / 15.21083°S 71.11500°W / -15.21083; -71.11500Coordinates: 15°12′39″S 71°06′54″W / 15.21083°S 71.11500°W / -15.21083; -71.11500
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Aqhu Phichaqa (Aymara aqhu tooth, phichaqa big needle,[2] hispanicized spelling Ajopichaca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, on the border of the districts of Condoroma and Ocoruro. Aqhu Phichaqa lies between Yana Urqu in the northeast and Janq'u Q'awa in the southwest.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary) see: Muela and Phichaqa


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