Qayqu (Moquegua)
This article is about the mountain in the Moquegua Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qayqu.
Qayqu | |
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Qayqu Peru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,223 m (17,136 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 16°15′33″S 70°21′22″W / 16.25917°S 70.35611°WCoordinates: 16°15′33″S 70°21′22″W / 16.25917°S 70.35611°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Moquegua Region |
Parent range | Andes |
Qayqu (Quechua for a type of hunt,[2] also spelled Ccaycco, Ocaycco) is a 5,223 m (17,136 ft) high mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District. It lies northwest of Ch'iyar Jaqhi.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Pichaccani 2838, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
- ↑ Daniel A. de Lamo, Camélidos Sudamericanos, Ministerio de Agricultura, Buenos Aires, 2011
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)
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