Quellhuacota (mountain) explained

Quellhuacota
Elevation M:5300
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Location:Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.1522°N -70.85°W

Quellhuacota (possibly from Aymara qillwa, qiwña, qiwlla Andean gull, quta lake,[2] [3] "gull lake") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, 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 Jochajucho, Jatun Sallica and Wiqu, and northeast of the mountain Sampu.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. Web site: Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002. Félix Layme Pairumani. December 12, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923181117/http://www.aymara.ucb.edu.bo/html/diccionario/castellano%20aymara/ag.html. September 23, 2015. (see: Gaviota)
  3. Programa de Educación Intercultural Bilingüe, Programa de Estudio, Primer Año Básico, Sector Lengua Indígena Aymara, Programa de Educación Intercultural Bilingüe, Ministerio de Educación, República de Chile, 2011