Qullpa P'iti

Qullpa P'iti
Qullpa P'iti

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°28′00″S 76°22′23″W / 11.46667°S 76.37306°W / -11.46667; -76.37306Coordinates: 11°28′00″S 76°22′23″W / 11.46667°S 76.37306°W / -11.46667; -76.37306
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Qullpa P'iti (Quechua qullpa saltpeter, p'iti dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption,[2] hispanicized spelling Coipapite) 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, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region Canta Province, Huaros District. It lies at the Quri Wayi valley, southeast of a lake named Markapumaqucha.[1]

Qullpa P'iti (Culpa Piti) is also the name of an unpopulated place in the Quri Wayi valley northeast of the mountain.[1]

References

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