Qhispi Rumiyuq | |
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Qhispi RumiyuqPeru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,600 m (15,100 ft) |
Coordinates | 13°11′41″S 72°13′21″W / 13.19472°S 72.22250°W / -13.19472; -72.22250 |
Naming | |
Language of name | Quechua |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Urubamba Province |
Parent range | Andes |
Qhispi Rumiyuq (Quechua qhispi rumi, obsidian (qhispi, q'ispi, qispi glass, transparent body, rumi stone, literally glass stone or transparent stone, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with obsidian", Hispanicized spelling Esperumiyoc) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is situated in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District, northeast of Ollantaytambo.
References
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
- Georg Petersen G.: Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú. Geological Society of America, 2010, p. 7: obsidian: quispi capa, quispi rumi
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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