Jatun Alfapata Explained

Jatun Alfapata
Elevation M:5390
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Location:Peru, Cusco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-13.5233°N -71.1675°W

Jatun Alfapata or Jatun Allpapata (possibly from Quechua hatun big, allpa earth, pata step, bank of a river, "big earth step" or "big earth bank")[1] [2] is 5390m (17,680feet) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Paucartambo Province, Kosñipata District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, in the districts of Marcapata and Ocongate. It lies in the Ayakachi group, the northern extension of the Vilcanota mountain range. Jatun Alfapata is situated northwest of Velacota and east of Jolljepunco.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nevado Jatun Alfapata. . IGN, Peru. July 12, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150713050504/http://www.ign.gob.pe/nomenclatorDigital/carta.php?id=163530. July 13, 2015.
  2. Inventario Nacional de Glaciares y Lagunas, Inventario de Glaciares de las Cordilleras Vilcanota / Carabaya, ANA (Autoridad Nacional del Agua), see: Jatun Allpapata
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)