Phaq'u

Phaq'u
Phaq'u

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°46′53″S 71°05′35″W / 13.78139°S 71.09306°W / -13.78139; -71.09306Coordinates: 13°46′53″S 71°05′35″W / 13.78139°S 71.09306°W / -13.78139; -71.09306
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Phaq'u (Aymara for light brown, reddish,[2] hispanicized spelling Pajo) or Paqu (Quechua for alpaca)[3] is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, northwest of Siwinaqucha. It lies north of the peak of Huch'uy Milla, northeast of Wayruru Punku and southeast of Usqullu Ananta and Japu Japu. East of Phaq'u there is a valley with an intermittent stream named Puka Urqu (Quechua for "red mountain"). Its waters flow to Siwinaqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary) see: Rojo, bermejo
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, December 06, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.