Ñust'apata

Ñust'apata

View of the Sacred Valley and the Willkanuta River in Písac. Ñustapata is in the background on the right.
Highest point
Elevation 4,000 m (13,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°26′45″S 71°51′15″W / 13.44583°S 71.85417°W / -13.44583; -71.85417Coordinates: 13°26′45″S 71°51′15″W / 13.44583°S 71.85417°W / -13.44583; -71.85417 [2]
Geography
Ñust'apata

Peru

Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Ñust'apata (Quechua ñust'a princess, pata elevated place; above, at the top; edge, bank, shore, step)[3][4] "princess bank") is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) high. It is situated in the Calca Province, on the border of the districts of Pisac and Taray. Ñust'apata lies on the left bank of the Willkanuta River, near the archaeological park of Pisac.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Ñustapata". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  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)


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