Pachakutiq (Cusco)

Pachakutiq (Quechua pacha time, space, kuti return, "return of time", "change of time", pacha kuti "great change or disturbance in the social or political order", -q a suffix,[2] Pachakutiq an Inca emperor, Hispanicized spelling Pachacútec) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 metres (14,436 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, on the border of the districts Calca and Lares. Pachakutiq is situated east of the Urupampa mountain range. It lies north-east of the mountain Q'irayuq and south-west of the mountains Yanaqaqa and Chhullunkunayuq.[1]

Pachakutiq
Pachakutiq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°11′48″S 71°56′36″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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