Cochacucho Explained

Cochacucho
Map:Peru
Location:Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region
Elevation M:5300
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Coordinates:-14.0953°N -70.8025°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Map Size:240

Cochacucho (possibly from Quechua qucha lake, k'uchu corner, inside corner or outward angle) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. The mountain is about 5300m (17,400feet) 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 Pomanota and Jatuncucho, and north of the mountain Jatun Sallica.

The lake named Cochacucho lies southwest of the mountain in San Pablo District at .

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. Web site: Nevados. . IGN, Peru. August 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150213125725/http://www.ign.gob.pe/index.php?PG=Nomenclatorp&OPC=13&paginasok=5. February 13, 2015. dead.