Qhispi Rumiyuq

For the mountain in the Paucartambo Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Qhispi Rumiyuq (Paucartambo).
Qhispi Rumiyuq
Qhispi Rumiyuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates 13°11′41″S 72°13′21″W / 13.19472°S 72.22250°W / -13.19472; -72.22250Coordinates: 13°11′41″S 72°13′21″W / 13.19472°S 72.22250°W / -13.19472; -72.22250
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Urubamba Province
Parent range Andes

Qhispi Rumiyuq (Quechua qhispi rumi, obsidian (qhispi, q'ispi, qispi glass, transparent body, rumi stone, literally glass stone or transparent stone), -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2][3] "the one with obsidian", hispanicized spelling Esperumiyoc) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is situated in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District, northeast of Ollantaytambo.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  2. Georg Petersen G.: Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú. Geological Society of America, 2010, p. 7: obsidian: quispi capa, quispi rumi
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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