Ch'aqu Explained

Ch'aqu
Elevation M:5000
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Cusco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-13.8783°N -71.3672°W

Ch'aqu (Quechua for a fine, whitish, edible and medicinal kind of clay,[2] Hispanicized spelling Chajo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5000m (16,000feet) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Cusipata District. It lies northeast of Hatun Ch'aqu and Yanaqaqa ("black rock", Yanajaja) and northwest of Yuraq Q'asa. Ch'aqu is situated on the left bank of the river Pukamayu ("red river", Pucamayu) which flows to the west as a right affluent of the Willkanuta River. The confluence is near Cusipata.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary) (5-vowel-system)