Machu Qichqa

Machu Qichqa
Machu Qichqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°15′21″S 74°50′24″W / 13.25583°S 74.84000°W / -13.25583; -74.84000Coordinates: 13°15′21″S 74°50′24″W / 13.25583°S 74.84000°W / -13.25583; -74.84000
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province
Parent range Andes

Machu Qichqa (Quechua machu old, old person, Chanka Quechua qichqa cliff,[2][3] "old cliff", also spelled Machoccechcca) is a mountain in the Huancavelica Region in Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Machu Qichqa lies southwest of Yawarqucha and northwest of Wakan Q'allay.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaytará Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Bilingüe Quechua Castellano, Cusco Collao y Ayacucho-Chanka, see Risco


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