Quenamari (Cusco)

Quenamari (possibly from in the Aymara or Quechua spelling Qinamari[2]) is a 5,054-metre-high (16,581 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District. Quenamari lies southwest of the glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"): It is situated between a mountain named Comercocha in the north and Cuzcoccahuarina in the south, north of the Llanca Mayo.[1][3]

Quenamari
Quenamari is located in Peru
Quenamari
Quenamari
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,054 m (16,581 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°02′50″S 70°55′07″W[1]
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

References

  1. "Cerro Quenamari". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. "Antología intercultural quechua/castellano y su impacto en la educación bilingüe intercultural". Víctor Eulogio Casa Huahuasoncco. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)


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