Aqupallqa (
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 ...
''aqu'' sand, ''pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa'' forked, branched,
fork
In cutlery or kitchenware, a fork (from la, furca ' pitchfork') is a utensil, now usually made of metal, whose long handle terminates in a head that branches into several narrow and often slightly curved tines with which one can spear foods ...
, bifurcation, "sand bifurcation", Hispanicized spellings ''Acopalca, Acospalca'') is a mountain in the ''
Cordillera Central Central Cordillera refers to the New Guinea Highlands.
Cordillera Central, meaning ''central range'' in Spanish, may refer to the following mountain ranges:
* Cordillera Central, Andes (disambiguation), several mountain ranges in South America
** ...
'' 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
Lima Region
The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho.
Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Depar ...
,
Yauyos Province
The Yauyos Province is a province located in the Lima Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region.
Boundaries
*North: Huarochirí Province
*East: Junín Region, Huancavelica Region
*South: Ica Region
*West: Cañete Provinc ...
,
Tanta District
Tanta District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Its seat is the village Tanta.
Geography
The Cordill ...
.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)] Aqupallqa lies north of the mountain
Wayna Qutuni
Huayna Cotoni or Wayna Qutuni( Aymara ''wayna'' young (man), bachelor, ''qutu'' heap, pile, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership ("the one with a heap"), '' Qutuni'' a neighboring mountain, "young Qutuni", Hispanicized spellings ''Huayna Cotoni ...
and the lake
Tikllaqucha
Ticllacocha (possibly from Quechua ''tiklla'' two-colored / eyelash, ''qucha'' lake, lagoon,) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region) It ...
and northwest of the mountain
Qutuni
Ticlla or Qutuni ( Aymara ''qutu'' heap, pile, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a heap", Hispanicized spellings ''Cotoni, Cutuni''), also called Tiklla (Quechua for eyelash; two-colored, Hispanicized spellings ''Ticcla, Tic ...
.
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Lima Region
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