Paccha (mountain)

Paccha
Paccha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,210 m (17,090 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°16′24″S 72°51′36″W / 13.27333°S 72.86000°W / -13.27333; -72.86000Coordinates: 13°16′24″S 72°51′36″W / 13.27333°S 72.86000°W / -13.27333; -72.86000 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcabamba

Paccha[2] (Quechua for waterfall)[3] is a 5,210-metre-high (17,090 ft) mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Santa Teresa District. Paccha lies southwest of Pumasillo and south of Pucapuca.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Ernst Spiess: Die Panta-Karte der SAC-Expedition in die Cordillera Vilcabamba (Peru), Cartographica Helvetica, Heft 28, Juli 2003, p. 27
  2. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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