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Qala K'umu

Coordinates: 14°37′09″S 69°29′29″W / 14.61917°S 69.49139°W / -14.61917; -69.49139
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Qala K'umu
Qala K'umu is located in Peru
Qala K'umu
Qala K'umu
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°37′09″S 69°29′29″W / 14.61917°S 69.49139°W / -14.61917; -69.49139
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Apolobamba

Qala K'umu (Aymara qala stone, k'umu hunchback[2] "stone hump", also spelled Ccalacumu, Jalacumu) is a mountain in the north of the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, northwest of La Rinconada. Qala K'umu lies southwest of the mountains Wilaquta, Qachini and Qurwari.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary) (see: Giba)