Pisqu Pata

Pisqu Pata
Pisqu Pata

Location within Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,037[1] m (16,526 ft)
Coordinates 14°02′31″S 70°53′59″W / 14.04194°S 70.89972°W / -14.04194; -70.89972Coordinates: 14°02′31″S 70°53′59″W / 14.04194°S 70.89972°W / -14.04194; -70.89972
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Pisqu Pata (Quechua pisqu bird, pata step, bank of a river,[2] "bird bank (or step)", hispanicized spelling Piscopata) is a 5,037 metres (16,526 ft) high mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District. Pisqu Pata lies southwest of Sayri K'uchu.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Piscopata". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)


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