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Vizcachani (Camanti-Marcapata)

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Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani is located in Peru
Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes

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)