Qullpayuq

Qullpayuq
Qullpayuq
	Qullpayuq Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates	11°18′05″S 76°19′53″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District
Parent range	Andes

Qullpayuq (Quechua qullpa salty, saltpeter, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with saltpeter", also spelled Culpayo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, on the border of the districts of Carhuacayán and Marcapomacocha. Qullpayuq lies northwest of the mountain and lake named Muruqucha,[1] north of a lake called Yanaqucha ("black lake").

References

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
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)

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[escale-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)

[laime-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)