Pishtaq (Lima)

For the mythological figure in the Andes, see Pishtaco.
Pishtaq
Pishtaq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,095 m (16,716 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°32′29″S 76°52′25″W / 10.54139°S 76.87361°W / -10.54139; -76.87361Coordinates: 10°32′29″S 76°52′25″W / 10.54139°S 76.87361°W / -10.54139; -76.87361
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Parent range Andes

Pishtaq (Ancash Quechua for slaughterer,[2] also spelled Pishtac) is a 5,095-metre-high (16,716 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Pishtaq is southwest of Waylla Hirka and northwest of a mountain called Challwaqucha. A little lake named Tuqtuqucha ("hen lake") lies at its feet.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ↑ homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006, see pishtay
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Oyón Province (Lima Region)


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