Qhispi Rumiyuq (Paucartambo)

For the mountain in the Urubamba Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Qhispi Rumiyuq.
Qhispi Rumiyuq
Qhispi Rumiyuq is located in Peru
Qhispi Rumiyuq
Qhispi Rumiyuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,059 m (13,317 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°18′10″S 71°38′19″W / 13.30278°S 71.63861°W / -13.30278; -71.63861
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Paucartambo Province
Parent rangeAndes

Qhispi Rumiyuq (Quechua qhispi rumi, obsidian (qhispi, q'ispi, qispi glass, transparent, rumi stone, literally glass stone or transparent stone), -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2][3] "the one with obsidian", Hispanicized spelling Quesperumiyoc) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,059 metres (13,317 ft) high. It is situated in the Paucartambo Province, Challabamba District, northwest of Paucartambo.[4]

References

  1. ^ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  2. ^ Georg Petersen G.: Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú. Geological Society of America, 2010, p. 7: obsidian: quispi capa, quispi rumi
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Paucartambo Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)


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