Paccha (mountain)

Paccha[2] (Quechua for waterfall)[3] is a 5,210-metre-high (17,090 ft) mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Santa Teresa District. Paccha lies southwest of Pumasillo and south of Pucapuca.[1][2]

For the town and parish in Cuenca Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador, see Paccha.
Paccha
Paccha is located in Peru
Paccha
Paccha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,210 m (17,090 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°16′24″S 72°51′36″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcabamba

References
  1. Ernst Spiess: Die Panta-Karte der SAC-Expedition in die Cordillera Vilcabamba (Peru), Cartographica Helvetica, Heft 28, Juli 2003, p. 27
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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