Asulqucha (Cusco)

For the lake in the Junín Region, Peru, see Asulqucha.
Asulqucha
Asulqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,269 m (17,287 ft)[1]
Coordinates 13°13′25″S 73°06′55″W / 13.22361°S 73.11528°W / -13.22361; -73.11528Coordinates: 13°13′25″S 73°06′55″W / 13.22361°S 73.11528°W / -13.22361; -73.11528
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkapampa

Asulqucha (Quechua asul blue (a borrowing from Spanish azul), qucha lake,[2][3] "blue lake", also spelled Azulcocha) is a 5,269 m (17,287 ft) high mountain in the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, on the border of the districts of Inkawasi and Vilcabamba.[1] Asulqucha lies northwest of the P'anta group. The Ranq'a Wayq'u (Rancahuayco) originates northwest of the mountain. Its waters flow to the Apurímac River.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 El Peruano, Normas Legales, Miercoles 19 de Noviembre de 2014, Ley No. 30265
  2. Qhichwa Suyup Simi Pirwan - Diccionario de la Nación Quechua, Consejo Educativo de la Nación Quechua "CENAQ"
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region)
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