Aqupallqa

Aqupallqa
Aqupallqa is located in Peru
Aqupallqa
Aqupallqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,445 m (17,864 ft)
Coordinates12°13′27″S 75°59′28″W / 12.22417°S 75.99111°W / -12.22417; -75.99111[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Aqupallqa (Quechua aqu sand, pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa forked, branched, fork, bifurcation,[2][3] "sand bifurcation", Hispanicized spellings Acopalca, Acospalca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,445 metres (17,864 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.[4] Aqupallqa lies north of the mountain Wayna Qutuni and the lake Tikllaqucha and northwest of the mountain Qutuni.

References

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  1. ^ mapcarta.com "Nevados Acospalca", retrieved on January 17, 2014
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)