Kiswarani (Cusco)

For the mountain in the Apurímac Region, Peru, see Kiswarani.
Kiswarani
Kiswarani

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°8′18″S 72°2′29″W / 13.13833°S 72.04139°W / -13.13833; -72.04139Coordinates: 13°8′18″S 72°2′29″W / 13.13833°S 72.04139°W / -13.13833; -72.04139
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Kiswarani (Aymara kiswara Buddleja incana,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with kiswara", hispanicized spelling Quisuarani) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. Its summit reaches about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) above sea level. The mountain is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District, south of Lares. The village of Kiswarani and the Kiswarani River lie at its feet.[1]

The private conservation area of 'Hatun Qiwña Kiswarani Qullana' (Hatun Queuña Quishuarani Collana) of the rural community of Kiswarani Qullana (Quishuarani Collana) lies at the mountain. It was founded in 2009. The aim of the project is to protect the polylepis pepei. The small area includes the southern slope of Kiswarani in the north and the lake Qiwñaqucha in the south.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos – ECOAN, Queuña Nº 2, 1 de Julio de 2019


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