Qhispi Rumiyuq
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Mountain in Peru
For the mountain in the Paucartambo Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Qhispi Rumiyuq (Paucartambo).
| Qhispi Rumiyuq | |
|---|---|
Qhispi Rumiyuq is located in Peru Qhispi Rumiyuq Location within Peru | |
| Highestpoint | |
| Elevation | 4,600m (15,100ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 13°11′41′′S 72°13′21′′W / 13.19472°S 72.22250°W / -13.19472; -72.22250 |
| Naming | |
Language of name | Quechua |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Urubamba Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Qhispi Rumiyuq (Quechua qhispi rumi, obsidian (qhispi, q'ispi, qispi glass, transparent body, rumi stone, literally glass stone or transparent stone, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2] [3] "the one with obsidian", Hispanicized spelling Esperumiyoc) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is situated in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District, northeast of Ollantaytambo.[1]
References
[edit ]- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
- ↑ Georg Petersen G.: Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú. Geological Society of America, 2010, p. 7: obsidian: quispi capa, quispi rumi
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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