Quiscapampa

Quiscapampa
The Colca River and Quiscapampa north of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°27′48″S 72°06′29″W / 15.46333°S 72.10806°W / -15.46333; -72.10806Coordinates: 15°27′48″S 72°06′29″W / 15.46333°S 72.10806°W / -15.46333; -72.10806 
Geography
Quiscapampa
Peru
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent range Andes, Chila

Quiscapampa or Quiscapanca (possibly from Quechua kiska thorn, p'anqa bract,[2] "thorn bract")[1][3][4] is a mountain in the Chila mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 m (17,717 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Choco District. Quiscapampa lies northwest of Ojeccasa and southwest of Airicoto.[1]

Jesjapanca is also the name of the peak southeast of the mountain at 15°29′59″S 72°03′53″W / 15.49972°S 72.06472°W / -15.49972; -72.06472. It is about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region) showing Quiscapampa
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved May 28, 2015. showing Quiscapanca
  4. ↑ Resumen - Ministerio de Energía y Minas, CEDEMIN S.A.C., Actualización del Plan de Cierre de Minas de la UEA Chaquelle, see Quiscapanca


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