Isqiraqucha

Isqiraqucha
Isqiraqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°30′59″S 76°49′58″W / 10.51639°S 76.83278°W / -10.51639; -76.83278Coordinates: 10°30′59″S 76°49′58″W / 10.51639°S 76.83278°W / -10.51639; -76.83278
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Oyón Province
Parent range Andes

Isqiraqucha (Quechua isqira mud, qucha lake,[2][3] "mud lake", Hispanicized spelling Esgueracocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru near a small lake of that name. It reaches an altitude of approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). The mountain and the lake are located in the Lima Region, Oyón Province, Oyón District.[1]

The lake named Isqiraqucha lies southeast of the peak[1] at 10°32′33″S 76°49′22″W / 10.54250°S 76.82278°W / -10.54250; -76.82278.

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Willem F.H. Adelaar, Leiden University, The vicissitudes of directional affixes in Tarma (Northern Junín) Quechua, p. 137
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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