Minasniyuq (Caylloma)

This article is about the mountain in the Caylloma Province, Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Minasniyuq.
Minasniyuq
Minasniyuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates 15°23′46″S 71°51′59″W / 15.39611°S 71.86639°W / -15.39611; -71.86639Coordinates: 15°23′46″S 71°51′59″W / 15.39611°S 71.86639°W / -15.39611; -71.86639
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province
Parent range Andes, Chila

Minasniyuq (Spanish minas mines, Quechua -ni, -yuq suffixes,[2] "the one with mines", hispanicized spelling Minasnioc) is a mountain in the north of the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts Caylloma and Tapay. It lies north of Suriwiri and Minaspata and northeast of the mountain named Wayllaqucha and Wallatani.

References

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


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