Lusuqucha

Lusuqucha
Lusuqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,338 m (17,513 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°35′43″S 69°14′34″W / 14.59528°S 69.24278°W / -14.59528; -69.24278Coordinates: 14°35′43″S 69°14′34″W / 14.59528°S 69.24278°W / -14.59528; -69.24278
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Apolobamba

Lusuqucha (Quechua qucha lake,[2] also spelled Losoccocha, Losojocha) is a 5,338-metre-high (17,513 ft) mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District. Lusuqucha lies southwest of Luqhu Phawchinta, west of Khunuyu and northwest of Surapata. It is near the Lusuni pass at the border with Bolivia.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Losojocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
  4. ↑ skg.uw.edu.pl Map of the area


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