Araway Qhata

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Araway Qhata
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Araway Qhata (on the left) with the inscription Viva El Perú Glorioso
Highest point
Coordinates 13°32′35″S71°58′10″W / 13.54306°S 71.96944°W / -13.54306; -71.96944 Coordinates: 13°32′35″S71°58′10″W / 13.54306°S 71.96944°W / -13.54306; -71.96944
Naming
Language of name Quechua
Geography
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Araway Qhata
Peru
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Cusco Province
Parent range Andes

Araway Qhata (Quechua, araway to hang, to hang oneself, to kill someone by hanging, qhata slope, hillside) [1] which further to the south is named Kunturuma (Quechua kuntur condor, uma head, [1] "condor head", Hispanicized spelling Condoroma) [2] is a mountain in the south of the city of Cusco in Peru. It lies in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Santiago District. [3] The words Viva El Perú Glorioso (Spanish for "long live glorious Peru") have been carved into the mountain side in large letters so that they can be read from the city below.

Condor name for two species of vultures

Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua kuntur. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.

Cusco Place in Peru

Cusco, often spelled Cuzco, is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. In 2017, the city had a population of 428,450. Located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cuzco, its elevation is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft).

Peru republic in South America

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

See also

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Muyu Urqu is an archaeological site and a prominent hill in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Santiago District, east of the mountain Araway Qhata, at the right bank of Watanay River. The mountain with the archaeological remains is about 3,400 metres (11,155 ft) high.

Pachatusan mountain in Peru

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Pikchu mountain in Peru

Pikchu is a mountain in the Andes of Peru west of the city of Cusco, about 3,800 metres (12,467 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District.

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Wayna Tawqaray

Wayna Tawqaray is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, San Sebastián District, about 5 km southeast of the center of Cusco. Wayna Tawqaray is situated at a height of about 3,600 metres (11,811 ft) on the slope of the mountain Tawqaray (Taucaray). The mountain with the archaeological remains lies southeast of the mountain Araway Qhata and the hill Muyu Urqu, above the river Watanay.

Yana Orjo (Canchis) mountain in Peru

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Orco Puñuna

Orco Puñuna is a mountain in the western extensions of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, east of Sibinacocha. Orco Puñuna lies south of the mountain Othaña and southwest of the mountains Cóndor Tuco, Chuallani and Yana Orjo.

Kachi Qhata is a slope in the Cusco Region in Peru with quarries used as a source of porphyry by the Incas. It is located in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District, about 9 km southwest of Ollantaytambo. It lies near the peak of Yana Urqu.

References

  1. 1 2 Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. qosqo.com Qosqo Inkas' Sacred Capital (in Spanish)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cusco Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)