Quchayuq (Chuquisaca)

This article is about the mountain in the Jaime Zudáñez Province, Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Quchayuq.
Quchayuq
Quchayuq

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,880 m (12,730 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°21′31″S 64°41′22″W / 19.35861°S 64.68944°W / -19.35861; -64.68944Coordinates: 19°21′31″S 64°41′22″W / 19.35861°S 64.68944°W / -19.35861; -64.68944
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Quchayuq (Quechua qucha lake, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with a lake (or lakes)", also spelled Cochayoj) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,880 m (12,730 ft). It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Jaime Zudáñez Province, Icla Municipality, northeast of the village of Icla. The Jatun Mayu flows along its southern slope.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Icla 6635-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Icla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 22, 2016.


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