Q'umir Qucha | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,020 m (16,470 ft) |
Coordinates | 19°47′11″S65°39′59″W / 19.78639°S 65.66639°W Coordinates: 19°47′11″S65°39′59″W / 19.78639°S 65.66639°W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia Potosí Department |
Parent range | Andes, Anta Q'awa mountain range |
Q'umir Qucha (Quechua q'umir green, qucha lake, "green lake", other spellings Comer Cocha, Khomer Khocha) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes, about 5,020 m (16,470 ft) high. [1] It is located in the Anta Q'awa mountain range, the southern part of the Potosí mountain range. Q'umir Qucha is situated south-east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, in the north of the José María Linares Province. Q'umir Qucha lies north-west of the mountain Khunurana and the Yana Urqu group and south-west of the mountain Anta Q'awa. The small lake Q'umir Qucha lies at its feet, east of it. The larger lake south of Q'umir Qucha is Santa Catalina. [2]
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.
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.
The Potosí mountain range in Bolivia is situated east and southeast of the city of Potosí. It is at least 25 km long stretching from north to south. Its highest mountain is Khunurana (Anaruyu) rising up to 5,071 m (16,637 ft). The features of the range are considered the product of volcanic activity known as the Khari Khari caldera. The caldera is about 40 km long and 25 km at its widest point.
Tomás Frías is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Potosí which is also the capital of the department. The province is named after the former president Tomás Frías Ametller.
José María Linares is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivian department of Potosí. Its capital is Puna.
Waylla is a mountain in the Andes located on the border of Bolivia and Chile in the Cordillera Occidental.
Khunurana is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia located about 20 km south of Potosí in the Potosí Department in the north of the José María Linares Province. It is the highest peak in the Potosí mountain range rising up to 5,071 m (16,637 ft).
Yana Urqu is a mountain in the Anta Q'awa mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 4,860 m (15,945 ft) high. It is situated south-east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, in the north of the José María Linares Province. Yana Urqu lies south-east and east of the mountains Q'umir Qucha and Khunurana.
Jatun Kunturiri is a mountain in the Potosí mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 5,008 m (16,430 ft) high. It is situated south-east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, José María Linares Province, in the south-west of the Puna Municipality. It lies between the Sip'uruni River in the north and the Khunurana in the south, north-west of the lake T'ala Qucha and the village Talaco.
Q'umir Qucha is a small artificial lake in Bolivia south east of Potosí. It is about 0.24 km long and 0.17 km at its widest point. The lake is part of the river basin of the upper Pillku Mayu.
Jomercocha is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Camanti District. It is situated at a height of about 3,900 metres (12,795 ft). Jomercocha lies north of the mountain Vizcachani, near the Ajocunca.
Q'umirqucha or Q'umir Qucha is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. It is situated at a height of about 4,637 metres (15,213 ft), about 0.54 km long and 0.36 km at its widest point. Q'umirqucha lies between the mountains Paqu Ananta and Ch'akiriyuq of the Willkanuta mountain range, north of the village Yanaq Qusqu K'uchu.
Q'umirqucha or Q'umir Qucha is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. It is situated at a height of about 4,550 metres (14,928 ft). Q'umirqucha lies south-east of the mountain Wisk'achani and the larger lake Warusqucha, north-east of the village Q'umir Qucha (Ccomer Cocha).
Q'umir Qucha or Q'umirqucha may refer to:
Comercocha is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Comercocha lies west of the lake Sibinacocha and the mountain Pichacani, between the mountain Huayruro Punco in the northeast and the Cóndor Tuco in the south.
T'ala Qucha is a lake in the Potosí mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, José María Linares Province, in the west of the Puna Municipality. T'ala Qucha lies south-east of the mountain Jatun Kunturiri, between the mountains Ch'aki Qucha in the north-east and Kunturiri in the south-west.
P'ukru or Phujru is a 4,768-metre-high (15,643 ft) mountain in the Potosí mountain range in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, in the south of the Potosí Municipality. P'ukru lies southwest of Khunurana and a mountain named Q'umir Qucha.
Urqu Qucha is a lake in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Tacobamba Municipality, at the border with the Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Urqu Qucha lies south-west of the mountain Titi Pinkillu and north of the Challwiri River, an affluent of the Pillku Mayu.
Comercocha is a 5,060-metre-high (16,601 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District. Comercocha lies southwest of the glaciated area of Quelccaya : It is situated south of the Huancane River near a lake named Soracocha.
Salla Willk'i Punta is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,560 m (14,960 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province, Morochata Municipality. It lies north of the lakes named Q'umir Qucha, Yana Qucha, Parinani and Wallatani.
Silla Q'asa is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,480 m (14,700 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province, Morochata Municipality. It lies southeast and east of the lakes named Q'umir Qucha, Yana Qucha, Parinani and Wallatani.
K'uyka is a 4,828-metre-high (15,840 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality. It lies southwest of Yasamana and west of Ch'illa Q'awa and Anta Anta.
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