Aqupallqa

Aqupallqa
Aqupallqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,445 m (17,864 ft)
Coordinates 12°13′27″S 75°59′28″W / 12.22417°S 75.99111°W / -12.22417; -75.99111Coordinates: 12°13′27″S 75°59′28″W / 12.22417°S 75.99111°W / -12.22417; -75.99111[1]
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Aqupallqa (Quechua aqu sand, pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa forked, branched, fork, bifurcation,[2][3] "sand bifurcation", Hispanicized spellings Acopalca, Acospalca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,445 metres (17,864 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.[4] Aqupallqa lies north of the mountain Wayna Qutuni and the lake Tikllaqucha and northwest of the mountain Qutuni.

References

  1. mapcarta.com "Nevados Acospalca", retrieved on January 17, 2014
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)


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