Usqullu (
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 ...
for
Andean mountain cat
The Andean mountain cat (''Leopardus jacobita'') is a small wild cat native to the high Andes that has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because fewer than 1,500 individuals are thought to exist in the wild. It is traditionally cons ...
,
hispanicized spelling ''Oscollo'') is a mountain 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 ...
,
Castilla Province
Castilla Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. It was named after Ramón Castilla.
Geography
The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Coropuna at above sea le ...
,
Andagua District
Andagua District is one of fourteen districts of the province Castilla in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática
The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics" ...
. Usqullu lies northwest of the peak of Wakapallqa ''(Huagapalca)'' and northeast of
Puma Ranra and Usqullu Lake.
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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