Qullpa K'uchu or Qullpak'uchu (
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''qullpa''
salpeter, ''k'uchu'' corner "salpeter corner", Hispanicized spelling ''Cullpacucho'') is a mountain in the
Wansu 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 situated in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...
,
La Unión Province,
Puyca District
Puyca District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district a ...
, and 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 ...
,
Chumbivilcas Province
Chumbivilcas is a province in the Andes in South Peru. The Inca called it "Chumpiwillka". The seat of the province is Santo Tomás. Officially Chumbivilcas was founded on June 21, 1825.
Geography
Some of the most important rivers of the area are ...
,
Santo Tomás District, and in the
La Unión Province,
Puyca District
Puyca District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district a ...
. It lies east of the mountain
Minasniyuq.
The river
Qañawimayu
Qañawimayu (Quechua '' qañawi, qañiwa, qañawa'' a cereal from the family Chenopodiaceae, ''mayu'' river, "''qañawi'' river", hispanicized spelling ''Cañahuymayo'') which upstream is called Cayacti and downstream successively is named Jaraucat ...
originates between the mountains Minasniyuq and Qullpa K'uchu at a height of .
[Ministerio de Agricultura, Mapa hidrográfico e inventario de fuentes de aguas superficiales en el ámbito del ATDR Sicuani, Sicuani, 2005] It is an important tributary of the
Apurímac River
The Apurímac River ( que, Apurimaq mayu; es, Río Apurímac, ; from Quechua ''apu'' 'divinity' and ''rimaq'' 'oracle, talker') rises from glacial meltwater of the ridge of the Mismi, a mountain in the Arequipa Province in the south-western m ...
, the source of the
Amazon River
The Amazon River (, ; es, Río Amazonas, pt, Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the Nile.
The headwaters of t ...
.
See also
*
Kunturillu
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
Mountains of Cusco Region
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