Cayco (Cusco)

This article is about the mountain southwest of Chuqitakarpu on the border of the Santa Teresa District and the Vilcabamba District, La Convención Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qayqu (disambiguation).
Cayco
Cayco is located in Peru
Cayco
Cayco
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,108 m (16,759 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°14′57″S 72°54′33″W / 13.24917°S 72.90917°W / -13.24917; -72.90917
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcabamba

Cayco (possibly from Quechua for a type of hunt)[2] is a 5,108-metre-high (16,759 ft) mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, on the border of the districts of Santa Teresa and Vilcabamba. Cayco lies southwest of Choquetacarpo and northeast of Pumasillo and a lake named Pumasillococha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Pumasilluqucha).[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cerro Cayco". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Daniel A. de Lamo, Camélidos Sudamericanos, Ministerio de Agricultura, Buenos Aires, 2011
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region)


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