Araway Qhata

For the district in the Espinar Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Condoroma District.
Araway Qhata

Araway Qhata (on the left) with the inscription Viva El Perú Glorioso
Location
Araway Qhata

Peru

Location Peru, Cusco Region, Cusco Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 13°32′35″S 71°58′10″W / 13.54306°S 71.96944°WCoordinates: 13°32′35″S 71°58′10″W / 13.54306°S 71.96944°W

Araway Qhata (Quechua, araway to hang, to hang oneself, to kill someone by hanging, qhata slope, hillside)[1] which further to the south is named Kunturuma (Quechua kuntur condor, uma head,[1] "condor head", hispanicized spelling Condoroma)[2] is a mountain in the south of the city of Cusco in Peru. It lies in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Santiago District.[3] The words Viva El Perú Glorioso (Spanish for "long live glorious Peru") have been carved into the mountain side in large letters so that they can be read from the city below.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ qosqo.com Qosqo Inkas' Sacred Capital (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cusco Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)