Comercocha (Checacupe)

Comercocha
Comercocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,060 m (16,600 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°01′49″S 70°54′59″W / 14.03028°S 70.91639°W / -14.03028; -70.91639Coordinates: 14°01′49″S 70°54′59″W / 14.03028°S 70.91639°W / -14.03028; -70.91639 [1]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Comercocha (possibly from Quechua q'umir green, qucha lake,[2] "green lake") is a 5,060-metre-high (16,601 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District. Comercocha lies southwest of the glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"): It is situated south of the Huancane River near a lake named Soracocha.[1][3][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cerro Comercocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)


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