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Qiwllaqucha (Pasco)

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Location
  
Peru, Pasco Region

Elevation
  
5,012 m

Parent range
  
Andes, Waqurunchu

Mountain range
  
Andes

Qiwllaqucha (Pasco)

Qiwllaqucha (Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake, "gull lake", hispanicized spelling Quiulacocha) is a mountain at a lake of that name in the Waqurunchu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayán District. Its summit reaches 5,012 m (16,444 ft) above sea level.

The lake named Qiwllaqucha lies in the Qiwllaqucha valley southwest of the peak at 10°31′9″S 76°1′24″W. The intermittent stream of the valley flows to the southeast. It belongs to the watershed of the Perené River.

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Qiwllaqucha (Pasco) Wikipedia