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Colquetauca

Coordinates: 14°6′23″S 70°36′21″W / 14.10639°S 70.60583°W / -14.10639; -70.60583
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Colquetauca
Colquetauca is located in Peru
Colquetauca
Colquetauca
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°6′23″S 70°36′21″W / 14.10639°S 70.60583°W / -14.10639; -70.60583
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Colquetauca (possibly from Quechua qullqi silver, tawqa heap, pile,[2] "silver heap") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District. Colquetauca lies south of the Ninahuisa River.[1]

References

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