Uqsha Explained

Uqsha
Elevation M:4800
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Cordillera Central
Location:Peru, Lima Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-12.0883°N -76.0617°W

Uqsha (local Quechua for a high altitude grass[2] (uqsa), also spelled Ocsha) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 48000NaN0 high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District, southwest of the lake named P'itiqucha. Uqsha lies northeast of Waswa Punta and southeast of Hatun Ukru.[1] It is situated on the western border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.[3]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)
  2. Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash-20-Oct-06 Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
  3. ParksWatch, Park Profile - Peru Nor Yauyos – Cochas Landscape Reserve, p. 6