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Qiwllaqucha (Cayrán-Chaulán)

Coordinates: 10°02′07″S 76°23′11″W / 10.03528°S 76.38639°W / -10.03528; -76.38639
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Qiwllaqucha
Qiwllaqucha is located in Peru
Qiwllaqucha
Qiwllaqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°02′07″S 76°23′11″W / 10.03528°S 76.38639°W / -10.03528; -76.38639
Geography
LocationHuánuco Region, Huánuco Province, San Francisco de Cayrán District, San Pedro de Chaulán District
Parent rangeAndes

Qillwaqucha (Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake,[2] "gull lake", also spelled Quiuluacocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, on the border of the districts of Cayrán and Chaulán. It lies southwest of Munti Wasi and a mountain named Yawarqucha ("blood lake").[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huánuco Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.