Kiswarani Q'asa

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Kiswarani Q'asa
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Kiswarani Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,862.8 m (15,954 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°45′57″S71°49′30″W / 14.76583°S 71.82500°W / -14.76583; -71.82500
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Espinar Province
Parent range Andes

Kiswarani Q'asa (Aymara kiswara Buddleja incana , [2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, kiswarani "the one with kiswara", Quechua q'asa mountain pass, [3] [4] "Kiswarani mountain pass" or "mountain pass with kiswara", Hispanicized spelling Quisuaraniccasa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. Its summit reaches about 4,862.8 m (15,954 ft) above sea level. The mountain is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, Coporaque District.

Kiswarani Q'asa lies on a long ridge which extents from west to east along the river Kirwamayu (Querhuamayo) south of it. Kiswarani (Quishuarani) is the name of a stream which flows from the ridge down to Kirwamayu. The peaks east of Kiswarani Q'asa are named Wamanwachana (Huamanhuachana) and Kirwa (Querhua). [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)


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