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Pachak Pata

Coordinates: 14°34′51″S 72°41′44″W / 14.58083°S 72.69556°W / -14.58083; -72.69556
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Pachak Pata
Pachak Pata is located in Peru
Pachak Pata
Pachak Pata
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°34′51″S 72°41′44″W / 14.58083°S 72.69556°W / -14.58083; -72.69556
Geography
LocationPeru, Apurímac Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Pachak Pata (Quechua pachak, pachaq one hundred, pata step, bank of a river,[2] "one hundred steps", Hispanicized spelling Pachacpata) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Pachak Pata lies west of Muntirayuq and northwest of Saywa Punta.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org. see pachak and grado