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Salcayoc

Coordinates: 13°10′39″S 72°13′09″W / 13.17750°S 72.21917°W / -13.17750; -72.21917
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Salcayoc
Salcayoc is located in Peru
Salcayoc
Salcayoc
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,838 m (15,873 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°10′39″S 72°13′09″W / 13.17750°S 72.21917°W / -13.17750; -72.21917
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Salcayoc[2] (possibly from Quechua sallqa wild, -yuq a suffix)[3] is a 4,838-metre-high (15,873 ft) mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Cerro Salcayoc". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.