Wisk'achani (Camanti-Marcapata)

Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru
Range Andes
Coordinates 13°36′16″S 70°46′29″W / 13.60444°S 70.77472°WCoordinates: 13°36′16″S 70°46′29″W / 13.60444°S 70.77472°W

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha viscacha, -ni a nominal suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with viscacha", hispanicized spelling Vizcachani) is a mountain in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Camanti and Marcapata. Wisk'achani is situated between the lake Q'umirqucha in the north and the lakes Warusqucha and Suyruqucha in the south.[2]

References

  1. lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Nevado Vizcachani"
  2. http://escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province (2)