Kiswar (Recuay)

Coordinates: 9°57′47″S 77°26′21″W / 9.96306°S 77.43917°W / -9.96306; -77.43917
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Kiswar
Kiswar is located in Peru
Kiswar
Kiswar
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°57′47″S 77°26′21″W / 9.96306°S 77.43917°W / -9.96306; -77.43917
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash
Parent rangeCordillera Negra

Kiswar (Quechua for Buddleja incana,[2][3] also spelled Quisuar) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It lies in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, on the border of the districts of Catac, Huayllapampa and Tapacocha.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "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.