Kiswarani Q'asa

Kiswarani Q'asa (Aymara kiswara Buddleja incana,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, kiswarani "the one with kiswara", Quechua q'asa mountain pass,[3][4] "Kiswarani mountain pass" or "mountain pass with kiswara", Hispanicized spelling Quisuaraniccasa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. Its summit reaches about 4,862.8 m (15,954 ft) above sea level. The mountain is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, Coporaque District.

Kiswarani Q'asa
Kiswarani Q'asa is located in Peru
Kiswarani Q'asa
Kiswarani Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,862.8 m (15,954 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°45′57″S 71°49′30″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Espinar Province
Parent rangeAndes

Kiswarani Q'asa lies on a long ridge which extents from west to east along the river Kirwamayu (Querhuamayo) south of it. Kiswarani (Quishuarani) is the name of a stream which flows from the ridge down to Kirwamayu. The peaks east of Kiswarani Q'asa are named Wamanwachana (Huamanhuachana) and Kirwa (Querhua).[5]

References
  1. "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  2. Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)


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