Kaiko (mountain)

Kaiko[1] (possibly Quechua for a type of hunt)[2] is a 5,265-metre-high (17,274 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. Kaiko lies northeast of Choquetacarpo and northwest of Pumasillo.[1][3]

This article is about the mountain northeast of Choquetacarpo, Cusco Region, Peru. For the mountain southwest of Choquetacarpo, see Qayqu.
Kaiko
Kaiko
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,265 m (17,274 ft) [1]
Coordinates13°12′45″S 72°50′53″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. 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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