K'isi Kancha

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K'isi Kancha
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K'isi Kancha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 12°13′21″S75°53′00″W / 12.22250°S 75.88333°W / -12.22250; -75.88333 Coordinates: 12°13′21″S75°53′00″W / 12.22250°S 75.88333°W / -12.22250; -75.88333  
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

K'isi Kancha (Quechua k'isi a stipa variety, kancha corral, [2] [3] "stipa corral", hispanicized spelling Quisicancha) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Miraflores District, east of Altarniyuq. [1]

<i>Stipa</i> genus of plants

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Cordillera Central (Peru) part of the Andes in Peru

The Cordillera Central is part of the Andes in Peru. It extends in a northerly direction approximately between 11º 39’ and 12º 37’S and 75º 30’ and 76º 20’W for about 60 km to 100 km. It contains the Paryaqaqa (P), Yauyos (Y) and Pichqa Waqra (PW) mountain ranges. It is located in the Junín Region and in the Lima Region.

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  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)
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