Wisk'achani (Camanti-Marcapata)

This article is about the mountain in Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Camanti and Marcapata. For other uses, see Wisk'achani.
Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates 13°36′16″S 70°46′29″W / 13.60444°S 70.77472°W / -13.60444; -70.77472Coordinates: 13°36′16″S 70°46′29″W / 13.60444°S 70.77472°W / -13.60444; -70.77472
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha viscacha, -ni a nominal suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with viscacha", hispanicized spelling Vizcachani) is a mountain in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Camanti and Marcapata. Wisk'achani is situated between the lake Q'umirqucha in the north and the lakes Warusqucha and Suyruqucha in the south.[2]

References

  1. lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Nevado Vizcachani"
  2. http://escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province (2)


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