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Huiscatongo

Coordinates: 14°46′50″S 72°17′4″W / 14.78056°S 72.28444°W / -14.78056; -72.28444
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Huiscatongo
Huiscatongo is located in Peru
Huiscatongo
Huiscatongo
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°46′50″S 72°17′4″W / 14.78056°S 72.28444°W / -14.78056; -72.28444
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province
Parent rangeAndes, Huanzo

Huiscatongo (possibly from Aymara wiska wool rope, tunqu maize[2] "rope maize") is a mountain in the east of the Huanzo mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Huiscatongo lies between the mountains Quilca in the north and Puca Puca in the south.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)