Quysupakana

Quysupakana
Quysupakana

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,176 m (16,982 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°20′00″S 73°03′00″W / 13.33333°S 73.05000°W / -13.33333; -73.05000Coordinates: 13°20′00″S 73°03′00″W / 13.33333°S 73.05000°W / -13.33333; -73.05000 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkapampa

Quysupakana (Quechua quysu, qhuysu a very long skirt, pakana hiding place,[3][4] hispanicized spelling Coisopacana) is a mountain in the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,176 metres (16,982 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District. Quysupakana lies southwest of Pumasillu, southeast of P'anta and north of the Apurimac River.

References

  1. ↑ allthemountains.com (Archive)
  2. ↑ geographic.org "Nevado Coisopacana: Peru", retrieved on January 1, 2014
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary (5-vowel-system)
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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