Utkhuqaqa or Utkhu Qaqa (

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 ...

''utkhu'' cotton, ''qaqa'' rock, "cotton rock", also spelled ''Utccuccacca, Utjujanja'') is a mountain in the

Apolobamba Apolobamba ''(Cordillera (de) Apolobamba)'' is a mountain range in the South American Andes. Geographical Location It is located in the eastern borderland of Peru and Bolivia. On the Bolivian side it is situated in the La Paz Department, Bolivia ...

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 ...

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. It is located 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 ...

Sandia Province Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Pol ...

Cuyocuyo District Cuyocuyo District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest elevations of the district is Qurwari at approximately . Other mountains are listed b ...

. It lies northwest of the mountain Wilaquta and northeast of Qurwari and

Janq'u Uma Ancohuma or Janq'u Uma (Aymara ''janq'u'' white, ''uma'' water, "white water", also spelled Janq'uma, other spellings, ''Jankho Uma'', ''Jankhouma'') is the third highest mountain in Bolivia (after Sajama and Illimani). It is located in the no ...

. Little streams named Qullqipirwa ''(Jolljepirhua)'', Janq'u Uma ''(Janjouma)'' and Utkhuqaqa ''(Utjujaja)'' flow along its slopes. They are the origin of the river Lawa Lawani which runs to the north.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sandia Province (Puno Region) It belongs to the watershed of the

Inambari River The Inambari River in southeastern Peru flows from the Cordillera Apolobamba in the Andes to the Madre de Dios River. The river spans the Puno and Madre de Dios regions. Tributaries include the rivers Yanaqucha, Pukaramayu, Mancuari, Wila Uma, ...

.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)

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Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub

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