Qullqiyuq Punta

Qullqiyuq Punta
Qullqiyuq Punta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°07′39″S 75°41′52″W / 12.12750°S 75.69778°W / -12.12750; -75.69778Coordinates: 12°07′39″S 75°41′52″W / 12.12750°S 75.69778°W / -12.12750; -75.69778
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Qullqiyuq Punta (Quechua qullqi silver, -yuq a suffix, punta peak; ridge,[2][3] "the peak (or ridge) with silver", also spelled Collquiyoc Punta) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tomas District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185


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