Quelcata (Condesuyos-La Unión)

Quelcata (possibly from Aymara qillqaña to write,[2] -ta a suffix to indicate the participle, "written" or "something written") is a mountain in the Huanzo mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District, and in the La Unión Province, Puyca District. Quelcata lies southeast of the mountain Pillune, southwest of the mountain Ancojahua and east of the mountain Chuañuma.[1]

Quelcata
Quelcata is located in Peru
Quelcata
Quelcata
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°59′37″S 72°24′37″W / 14.99361°S 72.41028°W / -14.99361; -72.41028
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, La Unión Province
Parent rangeAndes, Huanzo

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)