Pachak Pata

Pachak Pata
Pachak Pata

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°34′51″S 72°41′44″W / 14.58083°S 72.69556°W / -14.58083; -72.69556Coordinates: 14°34′51″S 72°41′44″W / 14.58083°S 72.69556°W / -14.58083; -72.69556
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Pachak Pata (Quechua pachak, pachaq one hudred, pata step, bank of a river,[2] "one hundred steps", hispanicized spelling Pachacpata) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Pachak Pata lies west of Muntirayuq and northwest of Saywa Punta.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) see pachak and grado


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