Quchayuq (Oropeza)

Quchayuq (Quechua qucha lake, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with a lake (or lakes)", also spelled Khochayoj) is a 3,408-metre-high (11,181 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province, Poroma Municipality, southwest of the village of Poroma.[1][3]

This article is about the mountain in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Quchayuq.
Quchayuq
Quchayuq is located in Bolivia
Quchayuq
Quchayuq
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,408 m (11,181 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°35′06″S 65°27′01″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivia 1:50,000 Poroma 6538-III
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  3. "Poroma". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.


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