Quyllurqucha (Huaylas)
Appearance
Quyllurqucha | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 8°40′58″S 77°49′11″W / 8.68278°S 77.81972°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Quyllurqucha (Quechua quyllur star qucha lake, "star lake",[2] "star lake", also spelled Goillorcocha) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,748 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District, west of Champara. It lies at a lake named Quyllurqucha.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo Province (Ancash Region)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.