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Qusqu (Huancavelica)

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Parent range
  
Andes, Chunta

Elevation
  
5,000 m

Qusqu (Huancavelica)

Location
  
Peru, Huancavelica Region

Ranges
  
Andes, Chonta mountain range

Similar
  
Padreyoc, Antikuna, Callangate, Sahuasiray, Chumpe

Qusqu (Quechua for boundary stone; nucleus; navel; heap of earth and stones; bed, dry bed of a lake, hispanicized spelling Josjo) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Castrovirreyna District, and in the Huancavelica Province, AscensiĆ³n District.

The little lake northeast of Qusqu is named Yawriqucha ("needle lake", hispanicized Yauricocha). This is where the Yawriqucha River originates. Its waters flow to the Mantaro River in the northeast.

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Qusqu (Huancavelica) Wikipedia