Q'iwisiri

For the mountain in the Marcapata District, Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Q'iwisiri (Marcapata).
Q'iwisiri
Q'iwisiri

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,700 m (18,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°43′21″S 71°05′46″W / 13.72250°S 71.09611°W / -13.72250; -71.09611Coordinates: 13°43′21″S 71°05′46″W / 13.72250°S 71.09611°W / -13.72250; -71.09611
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Q'iwisiri (Aymara q'iwisiña to fight,[2] -ri a suffix, "fighter", also spelled Quevesere) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,700 metres (18,701 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. It lies south of the peak of Allqamarinayuq and northwest of Chumpi.[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)


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