Llamayuq Q'asa

Llamayuq Q'asa
Qucha Quyllur
Llamayuq Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates 13°13′52″S 71°55′22″W / 13.23111°S 71.92278°W / -13.23111; -71.92278Coordinates: 13°13′52″S 71°55′22″W / 13.23111°S 71.92278°W / -13.23111; -71.92278[2]
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Urupampa

Llamayuq Q'asa (Quechua llama llama, -yuq a suffix, Llamayuq an archaeological site, q'asa mountain pass,[3][4] "Llamayuq pass" or "mountain pass with llamas", also spelled Llamayojcasa, Llamayoqccasa), also known as Qucha Quyllur (Qochaqollur, "lake star"),[4][3] is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District. It lies southeast of Q'irayuq.[2][1] This is where the archaeological site of Llamayuq is situated.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  2. 1 2 "Cerro Llamayojcasa". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. 1 2 3 Rainer Hostnig, Pinturas rupestres de posible afiliación Inca en el departamento del Cusco, SIARB. Cusco, Peru (in Spanish)


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