Qiwllaqucha (Cayrán-Chaulán)

Qiwllaqucha
Qiwllaqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°02′07″S 76°23′11″W / 10.03528°S 76.38639°W / -10.03528; -76.38639Coordinates: 10°02′07″S 76°23′11″W / 10.03528°S 76.38639°W / -10.03528; -76.38639 
Geography
Location Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, San Francisco de Cayrán District, San Pedro de Chaulán District
Parent range Andes

Qillwaqucha (Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake,[2] "gull lake", also spelled Quiuluacocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, on the border of the districts of Cayrán and Chaulán. It lies southwest of Munti Wasi and a mountain named Yawarqucha ("blood lake").[1]

References

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


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