Kimsa Qaqa

Kimsa Qaqa
Kimsa Qaqa

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Range Andes, Wansu
Coordinates 14°55′13″S 72°53′46″W / 14.92028°S 72.89611°WCoordinates: 14°55′13″S 72°53′46″W / 14.92028°S 72.89611°W

Kimsa Qaqa (Quechua kimsa three, qaqa rock,[2] "three rocks", hispanicized spelling Quimsajaja) is a group of three mountains in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Pampamarca District. The three peaks of Kimsa Qaqa lie in a row from southwest to northeast, southeast of Qarwa K'uchu.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)