Qishqi

Qishqi
Qishqi

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,630 m (18,470 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°46′28″S 77°14′51″W / 9.77444°S 77.24750°W / -9.77444; -77.24750Coordinates: 9°46′28″S 77°14′51″W / 9.77444°S 77.24750°W / -9.77444; -77.24750
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Qishqi (local Quechua for a type of bromeliad,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Gueshgue, Queshque) is a 5,630 m (18,471 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Catac District. Its waters flow to Qishqiqucha.[1]

The volume of mass loss of the three glaciers of the Qisqhi massif has been documented recently.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ nsspress.com Glossary of Spanish and Quechua Terms Used: Achupalla - A type of bromeliad (pitcairnia pungens, puya longistila -Soukup 1970) used as fuel by the peasants. There are different types of achupalla, ... the achupalla plant used for the firing of the pot is called qishqi in local Quechua ... .
  3. ↑ thefreelibrary.com New localities and taxonomic synopsis of Puya mima (Bromeliaceae), a charismatic and important Puya from Central Peru.: "... . Local people of this valley call it "queshque blanco", or the white Puya. ..."
  4. ↑ Bryan G. Marka, Geoffrey O. Seltzer, Evaluation of recent glacier recession in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru (AD 1962–1999): spatial distribution of mass loss and climatic forcing, Quaternary Science Reviews 24 (2005) 2265–2280


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