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Ancayoc Cucho

Coordinates: 14°15′20″S 69°47′04″W / 14.25556°S 69.78444°W / -14.25556; -69.78444
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Ancayoc Cucho
Ancayoc Cucho is located in Peru
Ancayoc Cucho
Ancayoc Cucho
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°15′20″S 69°47′04″W / 14.25556°S 69.78444°W / -14.25556; -69.78444
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Ancayoc Cucho (possibly from Quechua anka black-chested buzzard-eagle or eagle, k'uchu corner, inside corner or outward angle,[2][3] "corner with an eagle") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Limbani District.

References

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  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.