Runtuqucha Q'asa

Mountain in Peru
Runtuqucha Q'asa is located in Peru
Runtuqucha Q'asa
Runtuqucha Q'asa
Peru
Highest pointElevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]Coordinates13°20′05″S 72°24′26″W / 13.33472°S 72.40722°W / -13.33472; -72.40722NamingLanguage of nameQuechuaGeographyLocationPeru, Cusco RegionParent rangeAndes, Willkapampa

Runtuqucha Q'asa (Quechua runtu egg, qucha lake, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "egg lake pass", Hispanicized spelling Runtocochajasa) is a mountain in the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,200 m (13,780 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. Runtuqucha Q'asa lies southwest of Mount Wayanay. The Pukamayu ("red river"), an intermittent stream which later is called Kiskamayu ("thorn river"), flows along its eastern slopes. It is a right tributary of the Kusichaka River.[1]

References

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


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