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]
| Cayco | |
|---|---|
  Cayco Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,108 m (16,759 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 13°14′57″S 72°54′33″W / 13.24917°S 72.90917°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcabamba |
References edit
- ^ a b "Cerro Cayco". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ Daniel A. de Lamo, Camélidos Sudamericanos, Ministerio de Agricultura, Buenos Aires, 2011
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region)
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