Huch'uy K'uchu Explained

Huch'uy K'uchu
Elevation M:5339
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, La Raya
Location:Peru, Cusco Region, Canas Province, Canchis Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.4289°N -70.9967°W

Huch'uy K'uchu (Quechua huch'uy small (juch'uy in Bolivia), k'uchu corner,[2] "small corner", Hispanicized spelling Uchuycucho) is a 5339m (17,516feet) mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canas Province, Layo District, and in the Canchis Province, Marangani District. Huch'uy K'uchu lies near the La Raya pass northwest of Chimpulla and north of Kunka. It stretches along the Hatun K'uchu valley ("big corner", Atuncucho) from west to east whose stream flows to the Willkanuta River.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Peru 1:250,000, Sicuani SD 19-09, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Cusco Region)