Tiklla Q'asa Explained

Tiklla Q'asa
Elevation M:4800
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Quispicanchi Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-13.9114°N -71.3853°W

Tiklla Q'asa (Quechua tiklla two-colored, qucha lake, lagoon,[2] "two-colored mountain pass", Hispanicized spelling Ticllajasa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4800m (15,700feet) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Cusipata District. Tiklla Q'asa lies southwest of Ch'aqu and Yuraq Q'asa and southeast of Tuqtu and Hatun Ch'aqu.

An intermittent stream originates west of Tiklla Q'asa. Its waters flow to the Ch'illkamayu in the south. The Ch'illkamayu is a right tributary of the Willkanuta River.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)