Piki Mach'ay (Cusco)

For the archaeological site in the Ayacucho Region, Peru, see Pikimachay.
Piki Mach'ay
Piki Mach'ay

Peru

Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 13°39′38″S 70°44′21″W / 13.66056°S 70.73917°WCoordinates: 13°39′38″S 70°44′21″W / 13.66056°S 70.73917°W

Piki Mach'ay (Quechua piki flea, mach'ay cave,[2] "flea cave", hispanicized spelling Piqui Machay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. It lies southeast of the mountains Wisk'achani, Allin Qhapaq and Wanakuni. At the northern slopes of Piki Mach'ay there is a little lake named Q'umirqucha ("green lake", Jomercocha).[1]

References

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