Kiswarani (Cusco) Explained

Kiswarani
Elevation M:4600
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Cusco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Label Position:top
Coordinates:-13.1383°N -72.0414°W

Kiswarani (Aymara kiswara Buddleja incana,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with kiswara", Hispanicized spelling Quisuarani) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. Its summit reaches about 46000NaN0 above sea level. The mountain is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District, south of Lares. The village of Kiswarani and the Kiswarani River lie at its feet.[1]

The private conservation area of 'Hatun Qiwña Kiswarani Qullana' (Hatun Queuña Quishuarani Collana) of the rural community of Kiswarani Qullana (Quishuarani Collana) lies at the mountain. It was founded in 2009. The aim of the project is to protect the polylepis pepei. The small area includes the southern slope of Kiswarani in the north and the lake Qiwñaqucha in the south.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  2. Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos – ECOAN, Queuña Nº 2, 1 de Julio de 2019