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K'isi Kancha

Coordinates: 12°13′21″S 75°53′00″W / 12.22250°S 75.88333°W / -12.22250; -75.88333
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K'isi Kancha
K'isi Kancha is located in Peru
K'isi Kancha
K'isi Kancha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°13′21″S 75°53′00″W / 12.22250°S 75.88333°W / -12.22250; -75.88333
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

K'isi Kancha (Quechua k'isi a stipa variety, kancha corral,[2][3] "stipa corral", hispanicized spelling Quisicancha) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Miraflores District, east of Altarniyuq.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.