Kapillayuq

Kapillayuq
Kapillayuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,129 m (16,827 ft)
Coordinates12°36′30″S 75°27′26″W / 12.60833°S 75.45722°W / -12.60833; -75.45722
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

Kapillayuq (Quechua kapilla chapel (a borrowing from Spanish capilla), -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a chapel", also spelled Capillayoc) is a 5,129-metre-high (16,827 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Kapillayuq lies east of Walsa and west of the lake named Ñawinqucha.