Qullqi (Puno)

This article is about the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qullqi.
Qullqi
Qullqi

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,916.1 m (16,129 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°8′20″S 70°29′52″W / 15.13889°S 70.49778°W / -15.13889; -70.49778Coordinates: 15°8′20″S 70°29′52″W / 15.13889°S 70.49778°W / -15.13889; -70.49778
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Lampa Province
Parent range Andes

Qullqi (Aymara and Quechua for silver, money,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Colque) is a mountain in the Andes in southern Peru, about 4,916.1 metres (16,129 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Pucará District.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  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)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)


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