Pachakutiq (Moquegua)

Pachakutiq
Pachakutiq

Peru

Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Moquegua Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 16°14′12″S 70°35′22″W / 16.23667°S 70.58944°WCoordinates: 16°14′12″S 70°35′22″W / 16.23667°S 70.58944°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 mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, on the border of the districts Ichuña, Lloque and Yunga. Pachakutiq lies southeast of the mountain Jichu Qullu.[1]

References

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