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Qunchupata (Junín-Lima)

Coordinates: 11°35′28″S 76°17′16″W / 11.59111°S 76.28778°W / -11.59111; -76.28778
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Qunchupata
Qunchupata is located in Peru
Qunchupata
Qunchupata
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°35′28″S 76°17′16″W / 11.59111°S 76.28778°W / -11.59111; -76.28778
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Qunchupata (Quechua qunchu muddy, pata step, bank of a river,[2] "muddy step" or "muddy bank", Hispanicized spelling Conchupata) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District. Qunchupata lies southwest of Anta Q'asa and Quriqucha and southeast of Yana Ulla. It is situated north of the Hatun Uqhu valley (Quechua for "big swamp", Hispanicized Jatun Ogo).[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ a b Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.