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Qusqu Qhawarina

Coordinates: 14°2′22″S 71°5′55″W / 14.03944°S 71.09861°W / -14.03944; -71.09861
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Qusqu Qhawarina
Qusqu Qhawarina is located in Peru
Qusqu Qhawarina
Qusqu Qhawarina
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,217.9 m (17,119 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°2′22″S 71°5′55″W / 14.03944°S 71.09861°W / -14.03944; -71.09861
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Parent rangeAndes

Qusqu Qhawarina (Quechua qusqu boundary stone; nucleus; navel; heap of earth and stones; bed, dry bed of a lake, Qusqu Cusco (a city), qhawarina, qhawana viewpoint,[2][3] also spelled Cuzcoccahuarina) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,217.9 metres (17,119 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District.[4] Qusqu Qhawarina lies south of a lake named Waka Quta (or Wak'a Quta, also spelled Huacasccota).

References

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  1. ^ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  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.
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed, 5,200 m)