Jatun Huiscana

Jatun Huiscana
Jatun Huiscana
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°10′28″S 71°59′26″W / 13.17444°S 71.99056°W / -13.17444; -71.99056Coordinates: 13°10′28″S 71°59′26″W / 13.17444°S 71.99056°W / -13.17444; -71.99056 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District
Parent range Andes, Urubamba

Jatun Huiscana[2] (possibly from Quechua hatun big, wisq'ana lock, wiskana a kind of pickaxe,[3][4] "big lock" or "big pickaxe") is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District. Jatun Huiscana is situated northwest of Ccerayoc and Yanaorcco, and northeast of Sahuasiray.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  2. 1 2 "Cerro Jatun Huiscana". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ Gladys Camacho Rios, Phuyup Yawar Waqaynin, The bloody tear of a cloud


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