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Comercocha (Checacupe)

Coordinates: 14°01′49″S 70°54′59″W / 14.03028°S 70.91639°W / -14.03028; -70.91639
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Comercocha
Comercocha is located in Peru
Comercocha
Comercocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,060 m (16,600 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°01′49″S 70°54′59″W / 14.03028°S 70.91639°W / -14.03028; -70.91639[1]
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Comercocha (possibly from Quechua q'umir green, qucha lake,[2] "green lake") is a 5,060-metre-high (16,601 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District. Comercocha lies southwest of the glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"): It is situated south of the Huancane River near a lake named Soracocha.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cerro Comercocha". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  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 Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)