Qayqu (Moquegua)

Qayqu (Quechua for a type of hunt,[2] also spelled Ccaycco, Ocaycco) is a 5,223-metre-high (17,136 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District. It lies northwest of Ch'iyar Jaqhi.[1][3]

This article is about the mountain in the Moquegua Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qayqu.
Qayqu
Qayqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,223 m (17,136 ft) [1]
Coordinates16°15′33″S 70°21′22″W 
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Peru 1:100,000, Pichaccani 2838, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. Daniel A. de Lamo, Camélidos Sudamericanos, Ministerio de Agricultura, Buenos Aires, 2011
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)


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