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Pachasniyuq

Coordinates: 13°15′25″S 74°44′19″W / 13.25694°S 74.73861°W / -13.25694; -74.73861
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Pachasniyuq
Pachasniyuq is located in Peru
Pachasniyuq
Pachasniyuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°15′25″S 74°44′19″W / 13.25694°S 74.73861°W / -13.25694; -74.73861
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province
Parent rangeAndes

Pachasniyuq (Quechua pachas gypsum, -ni, -yuq suffixes,[2] "the one with gypsum", Hispanicized spelling Pachasnioc) is a mountain in the Huancavelica Region in Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Huaytará Province, in the west of the Pilpichaca District. Pachasniyuq lies southwest of Walla Q'asa and southeast of K'uchu Urqu.[1]

References

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