Colquepucro Explained

Colquepucro
Elevation M:5658
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Pariacaca mountain range
Location:Peru, Lima Region, Junín Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-11.9728°N -76.0222°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]

Colquepucro or Collquepucro (possibly from Quechua qullqi money, silver, p'ukru - s. gorge; ravine; gully; hollow; valley,[3]) is a mountain in the Pariacaca or Huarochirí mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5658m (18,563feet) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District and in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Quinti District. Colquepucro lies north-east of the mountains Corihuasi and Pariacaca.

Notes and References

  1. allthemountains.com/httpdocs/pariacaca.htm, Map of a part of the Pariacaca mountain range (inactive)
  2. http://www1.inei.gob.pe/biblioineipub/bancopub/est/lib0764/cuadros/c01005.xls www1.inei.gob.pe
  3. Web site: Traductor de P'ukru. . babylon.com. May 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152629/http://traductor.babylon.com/quechua/p'ukru/. July 14, 2014. dead.