Qusqu Qhawarina

Qusqu Qhawarina
Qusqu Qhawarina

Peru

Elevation 5,217.9 m (17,119 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 14°2′20″S 71°5′55″W / 14.03889°S 71.09861°WCoordinates: 14°2′20″S 71°5′55″W / 14.03889°S 71.09861°W

Qusqu Qhawarina (Quechua Qusqu Cusco (a city) / bed / dry bed of a lake, qhawarina, qhawana viewpoint,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Cuzcoccahuarina) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,217.9 metres (17,119 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District.[4] Qusqu Qhawarina lies south of the lake Wakaquta (or Wak'aquta, hispanicized Huacasccota).

References

  1. "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed, 5,200 m)