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Qaqa Waychu

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Location
  
Peru

Elevation
  
5,200 m

Qaqa Waychu

Mountain range
  
Andes, Cordillera Apolobamba

Parent ranges
  
Andes, Cordillera Apolobamba

Qaqa Waychu (Aymara for a swift, also spelled Ccaccahuaycho, Jajahuaycho) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Peru and the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain and the lake are located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District. The peak reaches about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) above sea level. It lies northwest of the mountains Palumani and Ch'uxñaquta and west of the lake Ch'uxñaquta. Pariwani ("the one with flamingos", Parihuani) and Wanakuni ("the one with guanacos", Huanacuni) are the names of the northwestern and northeastern peaks of Qaqa Waychu.

The lake named Qaqa Waychu stretches along the northern slopes of the mountain. It lies at 14°41′26″S 69°17′44″W.

References

Qaqa Waychu Wikipedia