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Collpacaja (Melgar)

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qullpa Qaqa (disambiguation).
Collpacaja
Collpacaja is located in PeruCollpacajaCollpacajaPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates14°11′07″S 70°38′27″W / 14.18528°S 70.64083°W / -14.18528; -70.64083
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Collpacaja (possibly from Quechua qullpa salty, salpeter, qaqa rock, "salpeter rock") is a mountain in the southern extensions of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. The mountain is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Collpacaja lies south of the mountain Yanacocha. West of it there is a small lake named Quellhuacocha ("gull lake").

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar 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.


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