Pichacani (Cusco) Explained

Pichacani
Elevation M:5200
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Peru
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Translation:the one with a big needle
Language:Aymara
Map:Peru
Label Position:left
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-13.8186°N -71.0925°W

Pichacani (possibly from Aymara pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha a big needle,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a big needle") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5200m (17,100feet) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Pichacani lies between the mountain Comercocha in the west and the lake Sibinacocha in the east.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. see: Piqacha, pichaqa and Phichaqa