Pachakutiq (Arequipa-Moquegua)

Pachakutiq
Pachakutiq

Peru

Elevation 5,173 m (16,972 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 16°27′18″S 71°2′47″W / 16.45500°S 71.04639°WCoordinates: 16°27′18″S 71°2′47″W / 16.45500°S 71.04639°W

Pachakutiq (Quechua pacha time, space, kuti return, "return of time", "change of time", pacha kuti "great change or disturbance in the social or political order", -q a suffix,[2] Pachakutiq an Inca emperor, hispanicized spelling Pachacutec) is a 5,173-metre (16,972 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated south-east of Lake Salinas. The mountain is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Coalaque District. Pachakutiq lies northwest of the mountains Q'uwa Laki and Qillqata.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cerro Pachacutec". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Moquegua Region)