Quelcata (Condesuyos-La Unión) Explained

Quelcata
Elevation M:5000
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Huanzo
Location:Peru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, La Unión Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.9936°N -72.4103°W

Quelcata (possibly from Aymara qillqaña to write, -ta a suffix to indicate the participle, "written" or "something written") is a mountain in the Huanzo mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5000m (16,000feet) high. It is located in the Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District, and in the La Unión Province, Puyca District. Quelcata lies southeast of the mountain Pillune, southwest of the mountain Ancojahua and east of the mountain Chuañuma.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)