Huasacocha

Huasacocha
Huasacocha
	Huasacocha Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates	13°50′39″S71°17′55″W / 13.84417°S 71.29861°W Coordinates: 13°50′39″S71°17′55″W / 13.84417°S 71.29861°W
Geography
Location	Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range	Andes, Vilcanota

Last updated April 07, 2019

Huasacocha (possibly from Quechua wasa the human back or the back of an animal, qucha lake,^[2] "back lake") is a mountain at a small lake of the same name in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Cusipata and Ocongate. Huasacocha is situated south-west of the mountain Sorimani and north of the mountain Jatunrritioc. There are two small lakes south-east of the mountain named Quiullacocha ("gull lake") and Surini.^[1]

The human back is the large posterior area of the human body, rising from the top of the buttocks to the back of the neck and the shoulders. It is the surface of the body opposite from the chest. The vertebral column runs the length of the back and creates a central area of recession. The breadth of the back is created by the shoulders at the top and the pelvis at the bottom.

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

The lake Huasacocha lies south-west of the peak at 13°51′41″S71°19′08″W / 13.86139°S 71.31889°W / -13.86139; -71.31889 . The river Pucamayo ("red river") originates at the lake. It flows to the west as a right tributary of the Vilcanota River.^[1]

The Urubamba River or Vilcamayo River is a river in Peru. Upstream it is called Vilcanota River. Within the La Convención Province the naming changes to Urubamba. A partially navigable headwater of the Amazon River, it rises in the Andes to the southeast of Cuzco. It originates on the slopes of Khunurana in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, near the La Raya pass. It flows north-north-west for 724 kilometers before coalescing with the Tambo River to form the Ucayali River.

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Jolljepunco, Colquepunco or Sasahui (sasawi) local name for Leucheria daucifolia, -ni an Aymara suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the sasawi plant", hispanicized Sasahuini) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru and the name of a lake near the peak. The mountain is about 5,522 metres (18,117 ft) high. It is situated in the northern extensions of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Ccarhuayo and Ocongate and in the Paucartambo Province, Kosñipata District. Jolljepunco lies northwest of the lake Singrenacocha, southeast of Minasnioc. The lake named Jolljepunco is situated south of the mountain at 13°32′04″S71°12′29″W.

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Yana Orjo is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Yana Orjo lies west of the lake Sibinacocha. It is situated south of the mountains Cóndor Tuco and Chuallani, northeast of Orco Puñuna and east of Othaña.

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Chuallani is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Chuallani lies west of the lake Sibinacocha, south of the mountain Cóndor Tuco. The river Chuamayu which originates northeast of Chuallani flows along its eastern slopes. It belongs to the watershed of the Vilcanota River.

Ananta is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. It lies northeast of the higher peak of Pajo Ananta.

Pucacocha is a 5,320-metre-high (17,454 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Pucacocha lies northeast of Jatunñaño Punta.

Sacsa Ananta is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high, situated in the Vilcanota mountain range south east of Cusco. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Sacsa Ananta lies west of Istalla, northwest of Condoriquiña and southeast of Pajo.

Chullumpina is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 m (17,100 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Chullumpina lies west of the large lake named Sibinacocha.

References

1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

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[map-1] 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)

[2] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

Huasacocha
Huasacocha Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,400 m (17,700 ft) ^[1]
Coordinates	13°50′39″S71°17′55″W / 13.84417°S 71.29861°W / -13.84417; -71.29861 Coordinates: 13°50′39″S71°17′55″W / 13.84417°S 71.29861°W / -13.84417; -71.29861
Geography
Location	Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range	Andes, Vilcanota