Queljata (possibly from
Aymara ''qillqaña'' to write,
''-ta'' a
suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...
to indicate the
participle, "written" or "something written") is a mountain in the eastern extensions
Vilcanota mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru, about high. It is located in the
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...
,
Quispicanchi Province,
Marcapata District
The Marcapata District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 20, 1869, its capital is Marcapata.
Geography
The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of th ...
. Queljata lies northeast of the peaks of
Quinsachata,
Quehuesiri and
Huayruruni
Huayruruni (possibly from Aymara ''wayruru'' red and black seeds of a plant (''Abrus precatorius'', ''Ormosia coccinea'' and ''Ormosia minor''); also meaning something very beautiful, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership) is a mountain in the ...
.
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References
Mountains of Cusco Region
Mountains of Peru
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