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Unollocsina

Coordinates: 13°51′12″S 70°50′25″W / 13.85333°S 70.84028°W / -13.85333; -70.84028
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Unollocsina
The glaciated Quelccaya area with Millo and Unollocsina north of it (NASA, 2010)
Highest point
Elevation5,300 m (17,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°51′12″S 70°50′25″W / 13.85333°S 70.84028°W / -13.85333; -70.84028
Geography
Unollocsina is located in Peru
Unollocsina
Unollocsina
Peru
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota
Climbing
First ascentQuelccaya

Unollocsina (possibly from Quechua unu, yaku water, lluqsina exit,[2] "water exit") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District, and in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Unollocsina lies north of the glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"), east of Millo.[1]

References

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