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Qayqu (Moquegua)

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Moquegua Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qayqu.
Qayqu
Qayqu is located in PeruQayquQayquPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,223 m (17,136 ft)
Coordinates16°15′33″S 70°21′22″W / 16.25917°S 70.35611°W / -16.25917; -70.35611
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region
Parent rangeAndes

Qayqu (Quechua for a type of hunt, also spelled Ccaycco, Ocaycco) is a 5,223-metre-high (17,136 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District. It lies northwest of Ch'iyar Jaqhi.

References

  1. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Pichaccani 2838, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. Daniel A. de Lamo, Camélidos Sudamericanos, Ministerio de Agricultura, Buenos Aires, 2011
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)


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