Quinsachata (Quispicanchi) Explained

Quinsachata
Elevation M:5442
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Peru, Cusco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-13.66°N -71.0464°W
First Ascent:1-1969 via E. face to shoulder of N. ridge[2]

Quinsachata (possibly from Aymara and Quechua kimsa three,[3] Pukina chata mountain,[4] "three mountains") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru,[5] about 5442m (17,854feet) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District.[6] Quinsachata is situated north of the lake Singrenacocha, northeast of the mountain Chumpe and northwest of the Aquichua.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/latin_america/txu-oclc-224300691-sd19-05.jpg lib.utexas.edu
  2. Jill Neate, taken from Mountaineering in the Andes, "Cordillera Vilcanota, Payachata Group, Quimsachta 5442m: 3-topped, pyramidal peak: 1-1969 via E. face to shoulder of N. ridge." (Note: It ought to be Quimsachata)
  3. http://www.katari.org/diccionario/diccionario.php www.katari.org
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca, referring to Alfredo Torero ("Reflexión acerca del pukina escrito por Alfredo Torero ... Pukina <Chata> - Castellano Cerro - Palabras relacionadas en aymara Qullu") (English: mountain). ... Existencia de palabras pukinas en Jesús de Machaca: Qullunaka (cerros): Kimsa Chata
  5. http://www.allthemountains.com/httpdocs/ausangate.htm allthemountains.com
  6. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ - UGEL map Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)

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