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Pachakutiq (Moquegua)

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Moquegua Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pachakutiq.
Pachakutiq
Pachakutiq is located in PeruPachakutiqPachakutiqPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates16°14′12″S 70°35′22″W / 16.23667°S 70.58944°W / -16.23667; -70.58944
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua 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 Pachacutec) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, on the border of the districts Ichuña, Lloque and Yunga. Pachakutiq lies southeast of the mountain Jichu Qullu.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Moquegua 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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