Quchayuq
Rumi Cruz
Quchayuq is located in Peru
Quchayuq
Quchayuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°43′37″S 74°56′40″W / 11.72694°S 74.94444°W / -11.72694; -74.94444[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

Quchayuq (Quechua qucha lake, -yuq a suffix,[3] "the one with a lake (or lakes)", also spelled Jochayo) or Rumi Cruz (Quechua rumi stone,[3] Spanish cruz cross, "stone cross") is a mountain in Peru, about 5,100 m (16,700 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, on the border of the districts of Andamarca and Comas. It is northeast of the Waytapallana mountain range. Quchayuq lies north of Utkhu Warqu and the lake and the mountain named Putkaqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Concepción Province (Junín Region)
  2. "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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