Quchayuq (Oropeza)

This article is about the mountain in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Quchayuq.
Quchayuq
Quchayuq is located in Bolivia
Quchayuq
Quchayuq
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,408 m (11,181 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°35′06″S 65°27′01″W / 18.58500°S 65.45028°W / -18.58500; -65.45028
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent rangeAndes

Quchayuq (Quechua qucha lake, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with a lake (or lakes)", also spelled Khochayoj) is a 3,408-metre-high (11,181 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province, Poroma Municipality, southwest of the village of Poroma.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:50,000 Poroma 6538-III
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Poroma". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.


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