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Qillwaqucha Urqu

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Location
  
Peru, Puno Region

Elevation
  
4,174 m

Parent range
  
Andes

Mountain range
  
Andes

Qillwaqucha Urqu

Qillwaqucha Urqu (Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake, urqu mountain, "gull lake mountain", hispanicized spellings Quellhua Cocha Orcco, Quellhuacochaorjo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,174 metres (13,694 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts Ollachea and San Gaban. Qillwaqucha Urqu lies north of the river Khichumayu (Quechua for "thread river", hispanicized Quichomayo) whose waters flow to the Inambari River.

Map of Qillwaqucha Urqu, Peru

References

Qillwaqucha Urqu Wikipedia