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Quello Cocha (Churcampa-Tayacaja)

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(Redirected from Qiwllaqucha (Churcampa-Tayacaja)) Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain at a small lake of that name on the border of the provinces of Churcampa and Tayacaja, Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qiwllaqucha.
Quello Cocha
Quello Cocha is located in PeruQuello CochaQuello CochaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)
Coordinates12°28′25″S 74°35′31″W / 12.47361°S 74.59194°W / -12.47361; -74.59194
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes

Quello Cocha or Qillwaqucha (Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake, "gull lake", also spelled Quellhuacocha) is a mountain at a small lake of that name in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Churcampa Province, Chinchihuasi District, and in the Tayacaja Province, Colcabamba District.

The lake named Qillwaqucha lies southeast of the peak in the Chinchihuasi District at 12°28′37″S 74°35′13″W / 12.47694°S 74.58694°W / -12.47694; -74.58694.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Churcampa Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. "Lagunas Con Nombre". ign.gob.pe. Retrieved June 17, 2016.


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