Coscojahuarina (Calca)

This article is about the mountain near Calca in the Calca District, Calca Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qusqu Qhawarina (disambiguation).
Coscojahuarina
Coscojahuarina is located in Peru
Coscojahuarina
Coscojahuarina
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°17′21″S 71°58′09″W / 13.28917°S 71.96917°W / -13.28917; -71.96917[2]
Geography
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes, Urubamba

Coscojahuarina (possibly from Quechua qusqu boundary stone; nucleus; navel; heap of earth and stones; bed, dry bed of a lake, Qusqu Cusco (a city), qhawarina, qhawana viewpoint)[3][4] is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District. It lies southeast of Huamanchoque and Pitusiray.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ a b "Cerro Coscojahuarina". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  4. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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