Minasniyuq (Cusco)

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Minasniyuq.
Minasniyuq
Minasniyuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,248 m (17,218 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°27′54″S 71°15′59″W / 13.46500°S 71.26639°W / -13.46500; -71.26639Coordinates: 13°27′54″S 71°15′59″W / 13.46500°S 71.26639°W / -13.46500; -71.26639 [1]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Minasniyuq (Spanish minas mines, Quechua -ni, -yuq suffixes,[2] "the one with mines", Hispanicized spelling Minasnioc) is a 5,248-metre-high (17,218 ft) mountain in the north of the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Ccarhuayo and Ocongate, and in the Paucartambo Province, Kosñipata District. Minasniyuq lies southeast of the lake Minasqucha (Quechua qucha lake, Minascocha) and northwest of the mountains Sinaqara and Qullqipunku[1][3] where the annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nevado Minasnioc". IGN, Peru. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
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