Collpacaja (possibly from

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''qullpa'' salty, salpeter, ''qaqa'' rock, "salpeter rock") is a mountain in the southern extensions of the Vilcanota mountain range in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

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, about high. The mountain is situated in the

Puno Region Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco ...

Melgar Province Melgar Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Ayaviri. Geography The Willkanuta range and the La Raya range traverse the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are liste ...

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. Collpacaja lies south of the mountain

Yanacocha Yanacocha ( Cajamarca Quechua: ''yana'' = "black, dark", ''qucha'' = "lake, puddle, pond, lagoon") is a gold mine in the Cajamarca region of the Northern Highlands of Peru. Considered to be the fourth largest gold mine in the world, it produce ...

. West of it there is a small lake named Quellhuacocha ("gull lake").

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