Quellhuacota (possibly from
Aymara ''qillwa, qiwña, qiwlla''
Andean gull
The Andean gull (''Chroicocephalus serranus'') is a species of gull in the family Laridae. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus ''Larus''.
It is found in the Andes in mountainous regions of Argentina, Bol ...
, ''quta'' lake,
"gull lake") is a mountain in 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 ...
of
Peru
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, 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 ...
,
Canchis Province,
San Pablo District, and 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,
Nuñoa District. It is situated southwest of the mountains
Jochajucho,
Jatun Sallica and
Wiqu, and northeast of the mountain
Sampu
Sambo (possibly from Quechua for "knock-kneed" or "a person with one black and one indigenous parent") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa Di ...
.
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region
Mountains of Puno Region
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