Colquetauca

Colquetauca
Colquetauca
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°6′23″S 70°36′21″W / 14.10639°S 70.60583°W / -14.10639; -70.60583Coordinates: 14°6′23″S 70°36′21″W / 14.10639°S 70.60583°W / -14.10639; -70.60583 
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Colquetauca (possibly from Quechua qullqi silver, tawqa heap, pile,[2] "silver heap") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District. Colquetauca lies south of the Ninahuisa River.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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