Pachatusan

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Pachatusan

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Cusco with the mountains Pillku Urqu (on the left) and Pachatusan (center) in the background
Highest point
Elevation 4,842 m (15,886 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 13°31′10″S71°46′50″W / 13.51944°S 71.78056°W / -13.51944; -71.78056 Coordinates: 13°31′10″S71°46′50″W / 13.51944°S 71.78056°W / -13.51944; -71.78056  
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Pachatusan
Peru
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Pachatusan (Quechua pacha earth, tusa, a prop to support a wall or building, pachatusa prop of the earth, -n a suffix) is a mountain northeast of the city of Cusco in the Andes of Peru, about 4,842 metres (15,886 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, San Salvador District, in the Cusco Province, in the districts San Jerónimo and Saylla, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Oropesa District. It is situated on the western bank of the Vilcanota River, beside the mountain Huaypun in the south-east. [2] Pachatusan lies above the sanctuary of San Salvador named Señor de Huanca.

In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs.

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).

Andes Mountain range in South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

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By the local people Pachatusan is venerated as an apu.

In the religion and mythology of Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, apus are the spirits of the mountains - and sometimes solitary rocks and caves, that protect the local people in the highlands. The term dates back to the Inca Empire.

On February 16, 2009, the cultural archaeological landscape of Pachatusan was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 231/INC. [3]

See also

Araway Qhata mountain in Peru

Araway Qhata which further to the south is named Kunturuma is a mountain in the south of the city of Cusco in Peru. It lies in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Santiago District. The words Viva El Perú Glorioso have been carved into the mountain side in large letters so that they can be read from the city below.

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.

Pillku Urqu mountain in Peru

Pillku Urqu, also known as Pikul, Piqul or Wayna Piqul, is a 4,448-metre-high (14,593 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru, near the city of Cusco. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Taray District, and in the Cusco Province, San Jerónimo District, north of San Jerónimo.

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Huaypun mountain in Peru

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References

  1. ↑ conservation.org "Forests for Water in the Sacred Mountain "
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ↑ Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 913/INC


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