Kimsachata (Quispicanchi)
| Kimsachata | |
|---|---|
  Kimsachata Peru | |
| Elevation | 5,442 m (17,854 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Range | Andes, Willkanuta |
| Coordinates | 13°39′36″S 71°02′47″W / 13.66000°S 71.04639°WCoordinates: 13°39′36″S 71°02′47″W / 13.66000°S 71.04639°W |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1-1969 via E. face to shoulder of N. ridge[2] |
Kimsachata, also Kimsa Chata, (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three,[3] Pukina chata mountain,[4] "three mountains", hispanicized spelling Quimsachata, Quinsachata, erroneously also Quimsachta which has no meaning in the local languages) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru,[5] about 5,442 metres (17,854 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District.[6] Kimsachata is situated north of the lake Siwinaqucha, northeast of the mountain Chumpi and northwest of the Jaqhichuwa.
References
- ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Cerro Quinsachata 17,854 ft"
- ↑ Jill Neate, taken from Mountaineering in the Andes, "Cordillera Vilcanota, Payachata Group, Quimsachta 5442m: 3-topped, pyramidal peak: 1-1969 via E. face to shoulder of N. ridge." (Note: It ought to be Quimsachata)
- ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Kimsa (adj.) - Número Tres.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ allthemountains.com Map of a part of the Willkanuta mountain range showing "Quinsachata" (5,400 m)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ - UGEL map Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)
