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
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.

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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)