Usqullu
Coropuna (snow-covered) and Usqullu (to the right) as seen from the ISS (north is to the upper right part of this image)
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°26′52″S 72°29′20″W / 15.44778°S 72.48889°W / -15.44778; -72.48889
Geography
Usqullu is located in Peru
Usqullu
Usqullu
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent rangeAndes

Usqullu (Quechua for Andean mountain cat,[2] hispanicized spelling Oscollo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District. Usqullu lies northwest of the peak of Wakapallqa (Huagapalca) and northeast of Puma Ranra and Usqullu Lake.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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