Quiulacocha | |
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QuiulacochaPeru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,012 m (16,444 ft) |
Coordinates | 10°30′11″S 76°00′42″W / 10.50306°S 76.01167°W / -10.50306; -76.01167 |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Pasco Region |
Parent range | Andes, Huaguruncho |
Quiulacocha (possibly from Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake, "gull lake") is a mountain at a lake of that name in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayán District. Its summit reaches 5,012 m (16,444 ft) above sea level.
The lake named Quiulacocha lies in the Quiulacocha valley southwest of the peak at 10°31′9″S 76°1′24″W / 10.51917°S 76.02333°W / -10.51917; -76.02333. The intermittent stream of the valley flows to the southeast. It belongs to the watershed of the Perené River.
References
- ^ "Nevado Quiulacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)
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