Qullpa Qaqa (Cusco-Puno)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Cusco Region and the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qullpa Qaqa (disambiguation).
Qullpa Qaqa
Qullpa Qaqa

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, Willkanuta

Qullpa Qaqa (Quechua qullpa salty, salpeter, qaqa rock,[2] "salpeter rock", hispanicized spelling Jolpajaja) is a mountain in the Willkanuta 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. Qullpa Qaqa is situated northeast of P'uykutuni. Piki Mach'ay 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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