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Quchayuq (Chuquisaca)

Coordinates: 19°21′31″S 64°41′22″W / 19.35861°S 64.68944°W / -19.35861; -64.68944
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Quchayuq
Quchayuq is located in Bolivia
Quchayuq
Quchayuq
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,880 m (12,730 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°21′31″S 64°41′22″W / 19.35861°S 64.68944°W / -19.35861; -64.68944
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent rangeAndes

Quchayuq (Quechua qucha lake, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with a lake (or lakes)", also spelled Cochayoj) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,880 m (12,730 ft). It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Jaime Zudáñez Province, Icla Municipality, northeast of the village of Icla. The Jatun Mayu flows along its southern slope.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Icla 6635-IV
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Icla". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.