Misquicocha

Misquicocha
Misquicocha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 8°42′16″S 77°49′02″W / 8.70444°S 77.81722°W / -8.70444; -77.81722Coordinates: 8°42′16″S 77°49′02″W / 8.70444°S 77.81722°W / -8.70444; -77.81722
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Misquicocha or Misk'iqucha (Quechua misk'i sweet, qucha lake[2] "sweet lake", hispanicized spelling Misquicocha) is mountain in the north of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District. It lies southwest Champara.[1]

Misk'iqucha is also the name of a group of lakes north of the mountain at 8°41′17″S 77°48′25″W / 8.68806°S 77.80694°W / -8.68806; -77.80694.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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