Queuñamolloco

Queuñamolloco
Queuñamolloco
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°37′20″S 70°00′33″W / 16.62222°S 70.00917°W / -16.62222; -70.00917Coordinates: 16°37′20″S 70°00′33″W / 16.62222°S 70.00917°W / -16.62222; -70.00917 
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Queuñamolloco (possibly from Aymara qiwña polylepis, mulluq'u round, round head and swirl)[2] is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District. It lies northeast of Quinaquinani and southeast of Pacocahua.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)


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