Quchak'uchu (Cusco-Puno)
For the lake in the Sandia Province, Puno Region, Peru, see Quchak'uchu (Sandia).
Quchak'uchu | |
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Quchak'uchu Peru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,300 m (17,400 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 14°05′43″S 70°48′09″W / 14.09528°S 70.80250°WCoordinates: 14°05′43″S 70°48′09″W / 14.09528°S 70.80250°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region |
Parent range | Andes, Willkanuta |
Quchak'uchu (Quechua qucha lake, k'uchu corner, inside corner or outward angle[3] "lake corner", hispanicized spelling Cochacucho) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru at a small lake of the same name. The mountain is about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District, and in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It is situated southwest of the mountains Pumanuta and Hatunk'uchu, and north of the mountain Hatun Sallika.
The lake named Quchak'uchu lies southwest of the mountain in the San Pablo District at 14°06′42″S 70°49′09″W / 14.11167°S 70.81917°W.
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