K'isi Kancha

K'isi Kancha
K'isi Kancha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°13′21″S 75°53′00″W / 12.22250°S 75.88333°W / -12.22250; -75.88333Coordinates: 12°13′21″S 75°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]

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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