Qusqu Qhawarina

Qusqu Qhawarina
Qusqu Qhawarina
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,217.9 m (17,119 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°2′20″S 71°5′55″W / 14.03889°S 71.09861°W / -14.03889; -71.09861Coordinates: 14°2′20″S 71°5′55″W / 14.03889°S 71.09861°W / -14.03889; -71.09861 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Parent range Andes

Qusqu Qhawarina (Quechua qusqu boundary stone; nucleus; navel; heap of earth and stones; bed, dry bed of a lake, Qusqu Cusco (a city), qhawarina, qhawana viewpoint,[2][3] also spelled Cuzcoccahuarina) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,217.9 metres (17,119 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District.[4] Qusqu Qhawarina lies south of a lake named Waka Quta (or Wak'a Quta, also spelled Huacasccota).

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed, 5,200 m)


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