Quiscapampa

Quiscapampa
The Colca River and Quiscapampa north of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation	5,400 m (17,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates	15°27′48″S 72°06′29″W
Geography
Quiscapampa Peru
Location	Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent range	Andes, Chila

Quiscapampa or Quiscapanca (possibly from Quechua kiska thorn, p'anqa bract,[2] "thorn bract")[1][3][4] is a mountain in the Chila mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 m (17,717 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Choco District. Quiscapampa lies northwest of Ojeccasa and southwest of Airicoto.[1]

Jesjapanca is also the name of the peak southeast of the mountain at 15°29′59″S 72°03′53″W. It is about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high.[1]

References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region) showing Quiscapampa
2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
3. "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved May 28, 2015. showing Quiscapanca
4. Resumen - Ministerio de Energía y Minas, CEDEMIN S.A.C., Actualización del Plan de Cierre de Minas de la UEA Chaquelle, see Quiscapanca