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Hatun Q'asa (Arequipa)
Hatun Q'asa ( Quechua ''hatun'' big (''jatun'' in Bolivia), ''q'asa'' mountain pass, "big mountain pass", hispanicized spelling ''Jatun Casa'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District Cayarani District is one of eight districts of the province Condesuyos in Peru. Geography The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the dis .... Hatun Q'asa lies at the Q'illumayu valley (Quechua for "yellow river", also spelled ''Quellomayo''). References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Arequipa Region {{Arequipa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S latitude), and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus—some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, Medellín, Bucaramanga, Sucre, Mérida, El Alto and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes. The Andes Mountains are the highest m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wansu Mountain Range
The Huanzo mountain range (possibly from in the Quechua spelling ''Wansu'') lies in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 14°30 and 15°01'S and 72°10 and 73°15W for about 57 km.usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras (Note: Coordinates 72°50' might be wrong as Waych'awi is the highest mountain in the range according to this site.)Inventario Nacional de Glaciares y Lagunas, Inventario de Glaciares del Perú, ANA (Autoridad Nacional del Agua), Huaraz 2014 (see sketch map of the Waych'awi glaciar under 'Cordillera Huanzo') It is situated in the , |
Peru
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Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least densely populated department. It is bordered by the departments of Ica, Ayacucho, Apurímac and Cusco in the north, the Department of Puno in the east, the Department of Moquegua in the south, and the Pacific Ocean in the west. Its capital, also called Arequipa, is Peru's second-largest city. Geography This department has a rough topography, which is characterised by heavy layers of volcanic lava covering large areas of its inter-Andean sector. It has deep canyons such as the ones formed by the Ocoña and Majes rivers. Plateaus range in height from medium, such as La Joya, and high-altitude ones such the Arrieros Pampa and those located in the zones of Chivay, Huambo and Pichucolla. Volcanic cones, such as Misti, Chachani, Ampato, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Condesuyos Province
Condesuyos Province is one of eight Provinces of Peru, provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. Its seat is Chuquibamba. Geography The Andean Volcanic Belt and the Wansu mountain range, Wansu mountain range traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below: Political division The province is divided into eight Districts of Peru, districts which are: * Andaray District, Andaray (Andaray) * Cayarani District, Cayarani (Cayarani) * Chichas District, Chichas (Chichas) * Chuquibamba District, Condesuyos, Chuquibamba (Chuquibamba) * Iray District, Iray (Iray) * Río Grande District, Condesuyos, Río Grande (Iquipi) * Salamanca District, Salamanca (Salamanca, Condesuyos Province, Salamanca) * Yanaquihua District, Yanaquihua (Yanaquihua) Ethnic groups The province is inhabited by Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous citizens of Quechua people, Quechua descent. Spanish language, Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quechua Language
Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an Indigenous languages of the Americas, indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely spoken Pre-Columbian era, pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with an estimated 8–10 million speakers as of 2004.Adelaar 2004, pp. 167–168, 255. Approximately 25% (7.7 million) of Peruvians speak a Quechuan language. It is perhaps most widely known for being the main language family of the Inca Empire. The Spanish encouraged its use until the Peruvian War of Independence, Peruvian struggle for independence of the 1780s. As a result, Quechua variants are still widely spoken today, being the co-official language of many regions and the second most spoken language family in Peru. History Quechua had already expanded across wide ranges of the central Andes long before the expansion of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayarani District
Cayarani District is one of eight districts of the province Condesuyos in Peru. Geography The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (74.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.96% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census The 2007 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Its full name in Spanish is XI Censo de Población y VI de Viviend ...). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains Of Peru
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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