Kimsachata (Canchis)

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This article is about the volcano in the Canchis Province, Cusco Region in Peru. For other uses, see Kimsachata.
Kimsachata
Kimsachata
Peru
Elevation 3,700 m (12,139 ft)
Location
Location Cusco Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 14°09′56″S 71°21′21″W / 14.16556°S 71.35583°W / -14.16556; -71.35583Coordinates: 14°09′56″S 71°21′21″W / 14.16556°S 71.35583°W / -14.16556; -71.35583[1]

Kimsachata or Kimsa Chata (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three,[2] Pukina chata mountain,[3] "three mountains", hispanicized spelling Quinsachata) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 3,700 metres (12,139 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, between the districts San Pedro and Tinta.[4] Kimsachata lies about 1.7 km north-east of the archaeological site Raqchi.


References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru
  2. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Kimsa (adj.) - Número Tres.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca, referring to Alfredo Torero ("Reflexión acerca del pukina escrito por Alfredo Torero ... Pukina <Chata> - Castellano Cerro - Palabras relacionadas en aymara Qullu") (English: mountain). ... Existencia de palabras pukinas en Jesús de Machaca: Qullunaka (cerros): Kimsa Chata
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ - UGEL map Canchis Province (Cusco Region)



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