Aquichua | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,300 m (17,400 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 13°40′32″S 70°59′00″W / 13.67556°S 70.98333°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
Parent range | Andes, Vilcanota |
Aquichua (possibly from Aymara, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[2] Aymara and Quechua chuwa plate,[3] "cliff plate") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District.[4][5] Aquichua is situated north east of the lake Sibinacocha and the mountain Chumpe and north of the Yayamari.