Calapo

Calapo or Kallapu (Aymara for stairs close to the walls, a step of the stairs in a mine; buttress, wood to prop up,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Calapo) is a mountain in the Huallanca mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Aquia District, east of the town of Pachapaqui.[1]

Calapo
The main square of Pachapaqui at the foot of Calapo
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates09°57′49″S 77°04′23″W
Geography
Calapo is located in Peru
Calapo
Calapo
Peru
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huallanca

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Boletín de la Academía Peruana de la Lengua Vol. 51, N.º 51, June 2011, Lima, p.22


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