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Qayqu (Moquegua)

Coordinates: 16°15′33″S 70°21′22″W / 16.25917°S 70.35611°W / -16.25917; -70.35611
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Qayqu
Qayqu is located in Peru
Qayqu
Qayqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,223 m (17,136 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°15′33″S 70°21′22″W / 16.25917°S 70.35611°W / -16.25917; -70.35611
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region
Parent rangeAndes

Qayqu (Quechua for a type of hunt,[2] also spelled Ccaycco, Ocaycco) is a 5,223-metre-high (17,136 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District. It lies northwest of Ch'iyar Jaqhi.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Peru 1:100,000, Pichaccani 2838, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ^ Daniel A. de Lamo, Camélidos Sudamericanos, Ministerio de Agricultura, Buenos Aires, 2011
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)