Q'umirqucha (Checacupe)

This article is about the mountain in the Checacupe District, Canchis Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Q'umir Qucha.
Q'umirqucha
Q'umirqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,060 m (16,600 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°01′49″S 70°54′59″W / 14.03028°S 70.91639°W / -14.03028; -70.91639Coordinates: 14°01′49″S 70°54′59″W / 14.03028°S 70.91639°W / -14.03028; -70.91639 [1]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Q'umirqucha (Quechua q'umir green, qucha lake,[2] "green lake", hispanicized spelling Comercocha) is a 5,060 m (16,601 ft) high mountain in the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District. Q'umirqucha lies southwest of the glaciated area of Rit'ipampa (Quechua for "snow plain"): It is situated south of the Wanqani River (Huancane) near a lake named Suraqucha.[1][3][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cerro Comercocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)


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