Jolpajaja (Cusco-Puno)

Jolpajaja
Jolpajaja
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,900 m (16,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°39′40″S 70°42′44″W / 13.66111°S 70.71222°W / -13.66111; -70.71222Coordinates: 13°39′40″S 70°42′44″W / 13.66111°S 70.71222°W / -13.66111; -70.71222 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Jolpajaja (possibly from Quechua qullpa salty, salpeter, qaqa rock,[2] "salpeter rock") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts of Camanti and Marcapata, and in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ollachea District. Jolpajaja is situated northeast of Puicutuni. Piqui Machay lies to the west.[1]

References

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


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