Pichaqani (Cusco)
This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pichaqani (disambiguation).
| Pichaqani | |
|---|---|
  Pichaqani | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°49′07″S 71°05′33″W / 13.81861°S 71.09250°WCoordinates: 13°49′07″S 71°05′33″W / 13.81861°S 71.09250°W |
| Naming | |
| Translation | the one with a big needle (Aymara) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru |
| Parent range | Andes, Willkanuta |
Pichaqani (Aymara pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha a big needle,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a big needle", hispanicized spelling Pichacani) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Pichaqani lies between the mountain Q'umirqucha in the west and the lake Siwinaqucha in the east.[1]
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
- ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary) see: Piqacha, pichaqa and Phichaqa
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