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Pachakutiq (Cusco)

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pachakutiq.
Pachakutiq
Pachakutiq is located in PeruPachakutiqPachakutiqPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)
Coordinates13°11′48″S 71°56′36″W / 13.19667°S 71.94333°W / -13.19667; -71.94333
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Pachakutiq (Quechua pacha time, space, kuti return, "return of time", "change of time", pacha kuti "great change or disturbance in the social or political order", -q a suffix, Pachakutiq an Inca emperor, Hispanicized spelling Pachacútec) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 metres (14,436 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, on the border of the districts Calca and Lares. Pachakutiq is situated east of the Urupampa mountain range. It lies north-east of the mountain Q'irayuq and south-west of the mountains Yanaqaqa and Chhullunkunayuq.

References

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


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