Uqsha

Uqsha
Uqsha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°05′18″S 76°03′42″W / 12.08833°S 76.06167°W / -12.08833; -76.06167Coordinates: 12°05′18″S 76°03′42″W / 12.08833°S 76.06167°W / -12.08833; -76.06167 
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Uqsha (local Quechua for a high altitude grass[2] (uqsa), also spelled Ocsha) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District, southwest of the lake named P'itiqucha. Uqsha lies northeast of Waswa Punta and southeast of Hatun Ukru.[1] It is situated on the western border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash-20-Oct-06 Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash] See Spanish: Paja - Ancash Quechua paha, uqsha
  3. ↑ ParksWatch, Park Profile - Peru Nor Yauyos – Cochas Landscape Reserve, p. 6


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