Phaqcha

For the town and parish in Cuenca Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador, see Paccha.
Phaqcha
Phaqcha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,210 m (17,090 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°16′24″S 72°51′36″W / 13.27333°S 72.86000°W / -13.27333; -72.86000Coordinates: 13°16′24″S 72°51′36″W / 13.27333°S 72.86000°W / -13.27333; -72.86000
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkapampa

Phaqcha (Quechua for waterfall,[2] hispanicized spelling Paccha) is a 5,210 m (17,090 ft) high mountain in the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Santa Teresa District. Phaqcha lies southwest of Pumasillu and south of Puka Puka.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Ernst Spiess: Die Panta-Karte der SAC-Expedition in die Cordillera Vilcabamba (Peru), Cartographica Helvetica, Heft 28, Juli 2003, p. 27
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
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