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Quyllurqucha (Huaylas)

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Quyllurqucha.
Quyllurqucha
Quyllurqucha is located in PeruQuyllurquchaQuyllurquchaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates8°40′58″S 77°49′11″W / 8.68278°S 77.81972°W / -8.68278; -77.81972
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Quyllurqucha (Quechua quyllur star qucha lake, "star lake", "star lake", also spelled Goillorcocha) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,748 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District, west of Champara. It lies at a lake named Quyllurqucha.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo Province (Ancash 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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