Qullqayuq

Qullqayuq
Qullqayuq is located in Peru
Qullqayuq
Qullqayuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°51′5″S 76°6′49″W / 11.85139°S 76.11361°W / -11.85139; -76.11361
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Qullqayuq (Quechua qullqa, deposit, storehouse, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2] "the one with a deposit", Hispanicized spelling Culcayoc) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, San Mateo District. Qullqayuq lies south of Quri, southwest of the lake named Wallaqucha and northwest of Qarwachuku of the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.