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°W / -14.03889; -71.09861Coordinates: 14°2′20″S 71°5′55″W / 14.03889°S 71.09861°W / -14.03889; -71.09861
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

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed, 5,200 m)


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