Qusqu Qhawarina (Quispicanchi)

This article is about the mountain in the Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qusqu Qhawarina (disambiguation).
Qusqu Qhawarina

Qusqu Qhawarina as seen from the Willkanuta valley
Highest point
Elevation 4,145 m (13,599 ft) 5295[1]
Coordinates 13°39′59″S 71°43′15″W / 13.66639°S 71.72083°W / -13.66639; -71.72083Coordinates: 13°39′59″S 71°43′15″W / 13.66639°S 71.72083°W / -13.66639; -71.72083 [1]
Geography
Qusqu Qhawarina

Peru

Location Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi 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] here translated to "boundary stone viewpoint", hispanicized spelling Cusco Jahuarina) is a 4,145 metres (13,599 ft) high mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru. It is situated in the Quispicanchi Province, on the border of the districts of Andahuaylillas and Lucre. Qusqu Qhawarina lies on the left bank of the Willkanuta River, northeast of a mountain named Saywa (Quechua for boundary stone, landmark).[4][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Cusco Jahuarina". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)


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