Quinsachata (Quispicanchi)

Quinsachata
Quinsachata
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,442 m (17,854 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°39′36″S 71°02′47″W / 13.66000°S 71.04639°W / -13.66000; -71.04639Coordinates: 13°39′36″S 71°02′47″W / 13.66000°S 71.04639°W / -13.66000; -71.04639 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota
Climbing
First ascent 1-1969 via E. face to shoulder of N. ridge[2]

Quinsachata (possibly from Aymara and Quechua kimsa three,[3] Pukina chata mountain,[4] "three mountains") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru,[5] about 5,442 metres (17,854 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District.[6] Quinsachata is situated north of the lake Singrenacocha, northeast of the mountain Chumpe and northwest of the Aquichua.

References

  1. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Cerro Quinsachata 17,854 ft"
  2. ↑ Jill Neate, taken from Mountaineering in the Andes, "Cordillera Vilcanota, Payachata Group, Quimsachta 5442m: 3-topped, pyramidal peak: 1-1969 via E. face to shoulder of N. ridge." (Note: It ought to be Quimsachata)
  3. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Kimsa (adj.) - Número Tres.
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca, referring to Alfredo Torero ("Reflexión acerca del pukina escrito por Alfredo Torero ... Pukina <Chata> - Castellano Cerro - Palabras relacionadas en aymara Qullu") (English: mountain). ... Existencia de palabras pukinas en Jesús de Machaca: Qullunaka (cerros): Kimsa Chata
  5. ↑ allthemountains.com Map of a part of the Vilcanota mountain range showing "Quinsachata" (5,400 m)
  6. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ - UGEL map Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)


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