Pichjajocha

For the lake in the Huánuco Region, Peru, see Pichqaqucha.
Pichjajocha
Pichjajocha is located in Peru
Pichjajocha
Pichjajocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°24′54″S 73°54′17″W / 14.41500°S 73.90472°W / -14.41500; -73.90472
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region
Parent rangeAndes

Pichjajocha (possibly from Quechua pichqa five, cocha lake)[2] is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, on the border of the districts of Carmen Salcedo and Chipao, southeast of Andamarca.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho 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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