Cochacucho

Cochacucho
Cochacucho
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,300 m (17,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°05′43″S 70°48′09″W / 14.09528°S 70.80250°W / -14.09528; -70.80250Coordinates: 14°05′43″S 70°48′09″W / 14.09528°S 70.80250°W / -14.09528; -70.80250 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Cochacucho (possibly from Quechua qucha lake, k'uchu corner, inside corner or outward angle)[3] is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. The mountain is about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District, and in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It is situated southwest of the mountains Pomanota and Jatuncucho, and north of the mountain Jatun Sallica.

The lake named Cochacucho lies southwest of the mountain in San Pablo District at 14°06′42″S 70°49′09″W / 14.11167°S 70.81917°W / -14.11167; -70.81917.

References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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