Quishuarnioj
| Quishuarnioj | |
|---|---|
| Auzangate | |
  Quishuarnioj Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,700 m (18,700 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 13°44′07″S 70°53′40″W / 13.73528°S 70.89444°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcanota |
Quishuarnioj (possibly from Quechua kiswar a species of shrub or tree (Buddleja incana), -ni, -yuq suffixes,[2] "the one with kiswar")[3][4] or Auzangate[1] (in Hispanicized spelling) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,700 metres (18,701 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Quishuarnioj is the dominating peak between the Parina valley and the Sayapata valley. It lies north of Yanajasa and southeast of Ccolcce.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ John Ricker, Cordillera Vilcanota—1969, AAC (American Alpine Club) Publications
- ^ Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
- ^ http://www.scielo.cl/fbpe/img/eatacam/n40/art05-fig1.jpg Sketch map of the area
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