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Llamayojcasa

Coordinates: 13°13′52″S 71°55′22″W / 13.23111°S 71.92278°W / -13.23111; -71.92278
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Llamayojcasa
Qochaqollur
Llamayojcasa is located in Peru
Llamayojcasa
Llamayojcasa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°13′52″S 71°55′22″W / 13.23111°S 71.92278°W / -13.23111; -71.92278[2]
Geography
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes, Urubamba

Llamayojcasa (possibly from Quechua llama llama, -yuq a suffix, Llamayuq an archaeological site, q'asa mountain pass,[3][4] "Llamayuq pass" or "mountain pass with llamas"), also known as Qochaqollur (possibly from Quechua for "lake star"),[4][3] is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District. It lies southeast of Ccerayoc.[2][1] This is where the archaeological site of Llamayuq is situated.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ a b "Cerro Llamayojcasa". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ a b c Rainer Hostnig, Pinturas rupestres de posible afiliación Inca en el departamento del Cusco, SIARB. Cusco, Peru (in Spanish)