Qispi Q'awa

Qispi Q'awa
Qispi Q'awa is located in Peru
Qispi Q'awa
Qispi Q'awa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates13°16′45″S 74°48′52″W / 13.27917°S 74.81444°W / -13.27917; -74.81444[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes

Qispi Q'awa (Aymara, qispi something glittering, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2][3] "glittering brook" or "glittering ravine", Hispanicized spelling Quispiccahua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Qispi Q'awa lies west of Wakan Q'allay.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Cerro Quispiccahua". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)


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