Collpacaja (Melgar)

This article is about the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qullpa Qaqa (disambiguation).

Collpacaja (possibly from Quechua qullpa salty, salpeter, qaqa rock,^[2] "salpeter rock") is a mountain in the southern extensions of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. The mountain is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Collpacaja lies south of the mountain Yanacocha. West of it there is a small lake named Quellhuacocha ("gull lake").^[1]

Collpacaja
Collpacaja Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates	14°11′07″S 70°38′27″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Puno Region
Parent range	Andes, Vilcanota

References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.