Pachakutiq (Puno)

This article is about the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pachakutiq.
Pachakutiq
Pachakutiq is located in Peru
Pachakutiq
Pachakutiq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°24′32″S 70°41′46″W / 15.40889°S 70.69611°W / -15.40889; -70.69611
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Pachakutiq (Quechua pacha time, space, kuti return, "return of time", "change of time", pacha kuti "great change or disturbance in the social or political order", -q a suffix,[2] Pachakutiq an Inca emperor, Hispanicized spelling Pachacutec) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Paratía District. Pachakutiq is situated southwest of the mountain Yanawara, west of the lake Sayt'uqucha and north of the mountain Aqup'ukru.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno 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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