Quellhuacota (mountain)

Quellhuacota (possibly from Aymara qillwa, qiwña, qiwlla Andean gull, quta lake,[2][3][4] "gull lake") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) 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]

For the mountain in the Bautista Saavedra Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Qillwa Quta (Bolivia). For the mountain in the Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Qillwan Quta.
Quellhuacota
Quellhuacota is located in Peru
Quellhuacota
Quellhuacota
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,300 m (17,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°09′08″S 70°51′00″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2014. (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
  4. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)


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