Chuspi (Ancash)

Chuspi
Chuspi as seen from the northwest
Highest point
Elevation 5,090 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates 9°53′46″S 77°03′16″W / 9.89611°S 77.05444°W / -9.89611; -77.05444Coordinates: 9°53′46″S 77°03′16″W / 9.89611°S 77.05444°W / -9.89611; -77.05444
Geography
Chuspi
Peru
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Huallanca

Chuspi or Chuspic (possibly from Quechua for insect, generic name of flies or two-winged insects; fly,[2])[1][3] is a 5,090-metre-high (16,700 ft) mountain in the north of the Huallanca mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Aquia and Huallanca.

References

  1. 1 2 Alfred J. Bodenlos, George E. Ericksen, Lead-Zing Deposits of Cordillera Blanca and Northern Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru, Geological Survey Bulletin 1017, see. sketch maps p.9-10
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
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