Qullpa Hirka

Qullpa Hirka
Qullpa Hirka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°52′51″S 77°31′36″W / 9.88083°S 77.52667°W / -9.88083; -77.52667Coordinates: 9°52′51″S 77°31′36″W / 9.88083°S 77.52667°W / -9.88083; -77.52667
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Qullpa Hirka (Quechua qullpa salty, saltpeter, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain,[2][3] "salty (or saltpeter) mountain", also spelled Colpa Irca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It lies in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, in the northern part of the Cotaparaco District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006" (PDF). Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.


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