Quello Cocha (Churcampa-Tayacaja)

Quello Cocha
Quello Cocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°28′25″S 74°35′31″W / 12.47361°S 74.59194°W / -12.47361; -74.59194Coordinates: 12°28′25″S 74°35′31″W / 12.47361°S 74.59194°W / -12.47361; -74.59194 
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes

Quello Cocha or Qillwaqucha (Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake,[2] "gull lake", also spelled Quellhuacocha) is a mountain at a small lake of that name in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Churcampa Province, Chinchihuasi District, and in the Tayacaja Province, Colcabamba District.[1]

The lake named Qillwaqucha lies southeast of the peak in the Chinchihuasi District at 12°28′37″S 74°35′13″W / 12.47694°S 74.58694°W / -12.47694; -74.58694.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Churcampa Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Lagunas Con Nombre". ign.gob.pe. Retrieved June 17, 2016.


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