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Queuñamolloco

Coordinates: 16°37′20″S 70°00′33″W / 16.62222°S 70.00917°W / -16.62222; -70.00917
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Queuñamolloco
Queuñamolloco is located in Peru
Queuñamolloco
Queuñamolloco
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°37′20″S 70°00′33″W / 16.62222°S 70.00917°W / -16.62222; -70.00917
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Queuñamolloco (possibly from Aymara qiwña polylepis, mulluq'u round, round head and swirl)[2] is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District. It lies northeast of Quinaquinani and southeast of Pacocahua.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)