Kimsa Qaqa

Kimsa Qaqa
Kimsa Qaqa is located in Peru
Kimsa Qaqa
Kimsa Qaqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°55′13″S 72°53′46″W / 14.92028°S 72.89611°W / -14.92028; -72.89611
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Kimsa Qaqa (Quechua kimsa three, qaqa rock,[2] "three rocks", Hispanicized spelling Quimsajaja) is a group of three mountains in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Pampamarca District. The three peaks of Kimsa Qaqa lie in a row from southwest to northeast, southeast of Qarwa K'uchu.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ^ 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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