K'isi Kancha

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K'isi Kancha
K'isi Kancha is located in Peru
K'isi Kancha
K'isi Kancha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°13′21″S 75°53′00″W / 12.22250°S 75.88333°W / -12.22250; -75.88333Coordinates: 12°13′21″S 75°53′00″W / 12.22250°S 75.88333°W / -12.22250; -75.88333
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

K'isi Kancha (Quechua k'isi a stipa variety, kancha corral,[2][3] "stipa corral", hispanicized spelling Quisicancha) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Miraflores District, east of Altarniyuq.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua (PDF). Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005 https://indigenasdelperu.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/diccionario-qeswa-academia-mayor-cuzco.pdf. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
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