Losojocha

Losojocha
Losojocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,338 m (17,513 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°35′43″S 69°14′34″W / 14.59528°S 69.24278°W / -14.59528; -69.24278Coordinates: 14°35′43″S 69°14′34″W / 14.59528°S 69.24278°W / -14.59528; -69.24278 
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Apolobamba

Losojocha or Losoccocha (possibly from Quechua qucha lake)[2] is a 5,338-metre-high (17,513 ft) mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District. Losojocha lies southwest of Locopauchenta, west of Cunuyo and northwest of Sorapata. It is near the Lusuni pass at the border with Bolivia.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Losojocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
  4. ↑ skg.uw.edu.pl Map of the area


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