Quello Cocha (Arequipa)

This article is about the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Q'illuqucha.
Quello Cocha
Quello Cocha is located in Peru
Quello Cocha
Quello Cocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°13′22″S 72°30′17″W / 15.22278°S 72.50472°W / -15.22278; -72.50472
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province
Parent rangeAndes

Quello Cocha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Q'illuqucha or Q'illu Qucha; q'illu yellow, qucha lake,[2] "yellow lake") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District. Quello Cocha lies east of a lake named Tintarcocha (Tintarqucha).[1]

Geography

Quello Cocha is located in the Andes mountains, within the Arequipa Region of southern Peru. It is surrounded by high-altitude terrain and indigenous flora, typical of the Andean ecosystem.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Condesuyos Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Natural Heritage of Peru: Lakes of the Andes". Peru Travel Guide. Retrieved 2024-11-10.