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Kiska P'anqa
The Colca River and Kiska P'anqa north of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft)[1]
Geography
Kiska P'anqa is located in Peru
Kiska P'anqa
Kiska P'anqa
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

Kiska P'anqa (Quechua kiska thorn, p'anqa bract,[2] "thorn bract", hispanicized spelling Quiscapanca, possibly erroneously also Quiscapampa)[1][3][4] is a mountain in the Chila mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 m (17,717 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Choco District. Kiska P'anqa lies northwest of Uqi Q'asa and southwest of Ayri Qutu.[1]

Kiska P'anqa (also spelled Jesjapanca) is also the name of the peak southeast of the mountain at 15°29′59″S 72°03′53″W / 15.49972°S 72.06472°W / -15.49972; -72.06472. It is about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region) showing Quiscapampa
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved May 28, 2015. showing Quiscapanca
  4. ^ Resumen - Ministerio de Energía y Minas, CEDEMIN S.A.C., Actualización del Plan de Cierre de Minas de la UEA Chaquelle, see Quiscapanca