Jach'a K'uchu

Coordinates: 16°42′05″S 70°00′29″W / 16.70139°S 70.00806°W / -16.70139; -70.00806
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Jach'a K'uchu
Jach'a K'uchu is located in Peru
Jach'a K'uchu
Jach'a K'uchu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°42′05″S 70°00′29″W / 16.70139°S 70.00806°W / -16.70139; -70.00806
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Jach'a K'uchu (Aymara jach'a big, k'uchu, q'uch'u corner,[2] "big corner", Hispanicized spelling Jachacucho) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District. It lies southwest of Qiwña Milluku and northwest of Kurawara (Curahuara). The Janq'u Jaqhi River ("white cliff", Jancoaque) originates on the east side of the mountain. It flows to the southeast.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)