Pichacani (Cusco)

Pichacani
Pichacani
Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°49′07″S 71°05′33″W / 13.81861°S 71.09250°W / -13.81861; -71.09250Coordinates: 13°49′07″S 71°05′33″W / 13.81861°S 71.09250°W / -13.81861; -71.09250 
Naming
Translation the one with a big needle (Aymara)
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Pichacani (possibly from Aymara pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha a big needle,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a big needle") is a mountain in the Vilcanota 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. Pichacani lies between the mountain Comercocha in the west and the lake Sibinacocha in the east.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ 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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