Machu Such'i Qhuchi | |
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![]() Machu Such'i Qhuchi (on the right) behind Such'i Lake as seen from the southeast | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,723 [1] m (18,776 ft) [2] |
Coordinates | 14°45′S69°12′W / 14.750°S 69.200°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province |
Parent range | Andes, Apolobamba mountain range |
Machu Such'i Qhuchi or Machu Such'i Q'uchi (a combination of Quechua and Aymara, machu old, [3] such'i a species of pencil catfish, [4] [5] qhuchi or q'uchi wetlands [6] [7] "old such'i wetlands", Hispanicized spellings Machu Suchi Cuchi, Matchu Suchi Cuchi, Machu Suchi Coochi, Matchu Sochi Conchi) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Bolivian Andes, about 5,679 metres (18,632 ft) high. [8] It is situated near the Peruvian border in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, east of Such'i Lake. [9]