Qaqa Waychu

#685 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Jajahuaycho or Ccaccahuaycho is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Peru and the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain and the lake are located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District. The peak reaches about 5,200 metres above sea level. It lies northwest of the mountains Palomani and Chocñacota and west of the lake Chocñacota. Parihuani and Huanacuni are the names of the northwestern and northeastern peaks of Jajahuaycho. ()

Elevation: 17060 ftCoordinates: 14°42'10"S, 69°18'5"W

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Qaqa Waychu – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palumani, Cordillera Apolobamba, Chaupi Orco Mountain, Ch'uxñaquta.

4.1 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Palumani, Madidi National Park
105 min walk • Palomani is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It reaches a height of about 5,723 metres.
5.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cordillera Apolobamba
149 min walk • Apolobamba is a mountain range in the South American Andes.
6 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Chaupi Orco Mountain, Madidi National Park
152 min walk • Chaupi Orco or Viscachani is a mountain in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It has a height of 6,044 metres. On the Bolivian side it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District.
2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ch'uxñaquta
52 min walk • Chocñacota is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Peru and the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain and the lake are situated in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, near the Bolivian border. They lie southwest and northwest of the mountains Ichocollo and Palomani.
4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Riti Urmasca
104 min walk • Riti Urmasca or Ritiurcamasca is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Putina Province, on the border of the districts Ananea and Sina.
6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chapi
153 min walk • Chapi or Ch'api is a 5,400-metre-high mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, on the border of the districts Ananea and Sina.
4.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chuqichampi
122 min walk • Choquechambi is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Putina Province, on the border of the Ananea District and the Sina District.
5.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yana Uma
140 min walk • Yanauma is a 5,009-metre-high mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Putina Province, on the border of the districts of Ananea and Sina. Yanauma lies northwest of the Riti Urmasca, north of Choquechambi, east of Chapi and southeast of Ritipata.