Huiscachani (Marcapata-Ocongate)

Huiscachani
Huiscachani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 6,000 m (20,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°42′38″S 71°04′48″W / 13.71056°S 71.08000°W / -13.71056; -71.08000Coordinates: 13°42′38″S 71°04′48″W / 13.71056°S 71.08000°W / -13.71056; -71.08000 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District, Ocongate District
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Huiscachani (possibly from Aymara wisk'acha viscacha,[3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a viscacha (or viscachas)") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 6,000 m (20,000 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, on the border of the districts of Marcapata and Ocongate. Wisk'achani lies north of Chumpe and southeast of Alcamarinayoc.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ "Nevado Huiscachani". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ 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)


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