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Comercocha (Canchis)

Coordinates: 13°49′06″S 71°07′31″W / 13.81833°S 71.12528°W / -13.81833; -71.12528
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Comercocha
Comercocha is located in Peru
Comercocha
Comercocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft)
Coordinates13°49′06″S 71°07′31″W / 13.81833°S 71.12528°W / -13.81833; -71.12528[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Comercocha (possibly from Quechua q'umir green, qucha lake,[2] "green lake") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District.[3][4] Comercocha lies west of the lake Sibinacocha and the mountain Pichacani, between the mountain Huayruro Punco in the northeast and the Cóndor Tuco in the south.

References

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  1. ^ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  4. ^ travelatin.com Archived November 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Sketch map of the area