Chuspe

Chuspe
Chuspe

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates 10°31′00″S 76°43′24″W / 10.51667°S 76.72333°W / -10.51667; -76.72333Coordinates: 10°31′00″S 76°43′24″W / 10.51667°S 76.72333°W / -10.51667; -76.72333
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes, Raura

Chuspe[1][2] (possibly from Quechua for insect, generic name of flies or two-winged insects; fly)[3] is a mountain in the Raura mountain range in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches an elevation of approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft).[1][2] It is located in the boundary between the regions of Lima and Pasco. Chuspe lies north of Cushuropata.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100 000, Oyón (22-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. 1 2 3 "Mapa UGEL Oyon" (PDF). Mapas DRE y UGEL. ESCALE - Ministerio de Educación - Perú. 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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