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Wiska Waqi

Coordinates: 14°48′34″S 72°20′21″W / 14.80944°S 72.33917°W / -14.80944; -72.33917
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Wiska Waqi
Wiska Waqi is located in Peru
Wiska Waqi
Wiska Waqi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,291 m (17,359 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°48′34″S 72°20′21″W / 14.80944°S 72.33917°W / -14.80944; -72.33917
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Wiska Waqi (Aymara wiska wool rope, waqi part, portion,[2] "rope part", Hispanicized spelling Huiscahuaque) is a 5,291-metre-high (17,359 ft) mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Wiska Waqi lies northwest of Hatun Waychawi.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cerro Huiscahuaque". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 16, 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. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)