Sallqayuq

Sallqayuq
Sallqayuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,838 m (15,873 ft)[1]
Coordinates 13°10′39″S 72°13′09″W / 13.17750°S 72.21917°W / -13.17750; -72.21917Coordinates: 13°10′39″S 72°13′09″W / 13.17750°S 72.21917°W / -13.17750; -72.21917
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Sallqayuq (Quechua sallqa wild, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with wilderness", hispanicized spelling Salcayoc) is a 4,838 m (15,873 ft) high mountain in the eastern extensions of the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District.[3]

References

  1. "Cerro Salcayoc". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)


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