Qullpapata
Qullpapata is located in Peru
Qullpapata
Qullpapata
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,922 m (16,148 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°40′22″S 75°33′07″W / 12.67278°S 75.55194°W / -12.67278; -75.55194
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

Qullpapata (Quechua qullpa salty, saltpeter, pata elevated place; above, at the top; edge; bank (of a river), shore,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Cullpapata) is a 4,922-metre-high (16,148 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District. Qullpapata lies west of Warmiqucha, one of the largest lakes of Peru, and south of Milluqucha.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Cullpapata". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)


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