Quishuarnioj Explained

Quishuarnioj
Other Name:Auzangate
Elevation M:5700
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Location:Peru, Cusco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-13.7353°N -70.8944°W

Quishuarnioj (possibly from Quechua kiswar a species of shrub or tree (Buddleja incana), -ni, -yuq suffixes, "the one with kiswar")[2] [3] or Auzangate[1] (in Hispanicized spelling) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5700m (18,700feet) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Quishuarnioj is the dominating peak between the Parina valley and the Sayapata valley. It lies north of Yanajasa and southeast of Ccolcce.[1] [4]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
  2. John Ricker, Cordillera Vilcanota—1969, AAC (American Alpine Club) Publications
  3. Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  4. Sendón . Pablo F . La tierra emparentada: Acerca de los muyu o "suertes" (sistema de barbecho sectorial) en Marcapata, Perú . The related land: About the muyu or 'luck' (sectorial fallow system) in Marcapata, Peru . Spanish . Estudios Atacameños . 2010 . 40 . 63–84 . 10.4067/S0718-10432010000200005 . free .