Kiswarniyuq

For the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru, see Kiswarniyuq (Ayacucho). For the mountain spelled Auzangate or Ausangate on the border of the Canchis Province and in the Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Ausangate.
Kiswarniyuq
Auzangate
Kiswarniyuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,700 m (18,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°44′07″S 70°53′40″W / 13.73528°S 70.89444°W / -13.73528; -70.89444Coordinates: 13°44′07″S 70°53′40″W / 13.73528°S 70.89444°W / -13.73528; -70.89444
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Kiswarniyuq (Quechua kiswar a species of shrub or tree (Buddleja incana), -ni, -yuq suffixes,[2] "the one with kiswar", hispanicized spellings Kishuarnioq, Quishuarnioj)[3][4] or Auzangate[1] (in hispanicized spelling) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,700 metres (18,701 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Kiswarniyuq is the dominating peak between the Parina valley and the Sayapata valley. It lies north of Yana Q'asa and southeast of Qullqi.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ John Ricker, Cordillera Vilcanota—1969, AAC (American Alpine Club) Publications
  4. ↑ Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  5. ↑ http://www.scielo.cl/fbpe/img/eatacam/n40/art05-fig1.jpg Sketch map of the area


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