Alcay (possibly from Quechua for to cut halfway through, to interrupt; to fail,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Alcay) is a 5,300-metre-high (17,388 ft) mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District. Alcay lies northwest of a lake named Carhuacocha, east of Mituraju and southeast of Rondoy. The little lake northeast of the mountain is Alcaycocha.[1][4]
| Alcay | |
|---|---|
  Alcay Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,300 m (17,400 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 10°13′52″S 76°53′11″W / 10.23111°S 76.88639°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Huánuco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Huayhuash |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Alpenvereinskarte Cordillera Huayhuash". mapscompany.co.uk. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005. see: alqay
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
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