Qusqu Qhawarina
This article is about the mountain in the Canchis Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qusqu Qhawarina (disambiguation).
| Qusqu Qhawarina | |
|---|---|
  Qusqu Qhawarina Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,217.9 m (17,119 ft) [1] |
| 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 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Qusqu Qhawarina (Quechua qusqu boundary stone; nucleus; navel; heap of earth and stones; bed, dry bed of a lake, Qusqu Cusco (a city), 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 a lake named Wakaquta (or Wak'aquta, hispanicized Huacasccota).
References
- ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed, 5,200 m)
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