Qucha Qucha

Qucha Qucha
Qucha Qucha

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,360 m (11,020 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°38′15″S 65°23′56″W / 17.63750°S 65.39889°W / -17.63750; -65.39889Coordinates: 17°38′15″S 65°23′56″W / 17.63750°S 65.39889°W / -17.63750; -65.39889
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Qucha Qucha (Quechua qucha lake,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a complex of something, "a complex of lakes", also spelled Khocha Khocha) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,360 m (11,020 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. Qucha Qucha lies southeast of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Inkallaqta, north of the village of Pocona. The next peak to the northwest is Qutani (Aymara for "the one with a lake (or lakes)").[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Pocona". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 7, 2016.


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