Pachakutiq (Puno)

This article is about the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pachakutiq.
Pachakutiq
Pachakutiq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°24′32″S 70°41′46″W / 15.40889°S 70.69611°W / -15.40889; -70.69611Coordinates: 15°24′32″S 70°41′46″W / 15.40889°S 70.69611°W / -15.40889; -70.69611
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Pachakutiq (Quechua pacha time, space, kuti return, "return of time", "change of time", pacha kuti "great change or disturbance in the social or political order", -q a suffix,[2] Pachakutiq an Inca emperor, hispanicized spelling Pachacutec) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Paratía District. Pachakutiq is situated southwest of the mountain Yanawara, west of the lake Sayt'uqucha and north of the mountain Aqup'ukru.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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