Quiscapampa | |
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The Colca River and Quiscapampa north of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,400 m (17,700 ft) |
Coordinates | 15°27′48″S 72°06′29″W / 15.46333°S 72.10806°W / -15.46333; -72.10806 |
Geography | |
QuiscapampaPeru | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province |
Parent range | Andes, Chila |
Quiscapampa or Quiscapanca (possibly from Quechua kiska thorn, p'anqa bract, "thorn bract") is a mountain in the Chila mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 m (17,717 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Choco District. Quiscapampa lies northwest of Ojeccasa and southwest of Airicoto.
Jesjapanca is also the name of the peak southeast of the mountain at 15°29′59″S 72°03′53″W / 15.49972°S 72.06472°W / -15.49972; -72.06472. It is about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high.
References
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region) showing Quiscapampa
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved May 28, 2015. showing Quiscapanca
- Resumen - Ministerio de Energía y Minas, CEDEMIN S.A.C., Actualización del Plan de Cierre de Minas de la UEA Chaquelle, see Quiscapanca
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