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Huarurumicocha
Huarurumicocha (possibly from Quechua ''Warurumiqucha''; ''waru'' = stony ground + ''rumi'' = stone + ''qucha'' = lake) is a lake in the Vilcanota mountain range in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. The lake lies north-east of the mountain Hatunuma and west of the mountain Chumpe Chumpe (possibly from Quechua ''chumpi'': belt),Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: ''chumpi'' - ''s. Faja. Prenda que ciñe la cintura.'' Jatunriti, Ñanaloma ....escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region) References Lakes of Peru Lakes of Cusco Region {{Peru-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatunuma
Jatunhuma (possibly from Quechua ''hatun'' big, superior, principal, ''uma'' mountain top / head), Jatunpampa (possibly from Quechua ''pampa'' plain)escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1(Cusco Region) showing "Nevado Jatunpampa" or Pico Tres ( Spanish for "peak three") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Hatunuma lies northwest of the large lake named Sibinacocha and southeast of Callangate. First Ascent Jatunhuma was first climbed by Günther Hauser, Theodore Achilles, Bernhard Kuhn and Wiedmann (Germany) 27th July 1957. Elevation Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM 6078 metres, ASTER 6026 metres and TanDEM-X 5969 metres. The height of the nearest key col is 5367 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 726 meters. Jatunhuma is considered a Mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilcanota Mountain Range
The Cordillera Vilcanota (Spanish ''cordillera'': "mountain range", Aymara Willkan Uta or Willkanuta: "house of the sun") is a mountain range located in Peru southeast of Cusco, on the boundary between the regions of Cusco and Puno. It extends between 13°39' and 14°29'S and 70°31' and 71°20'W for about 80 km. It includes 469 glaciers. To the east the rivers San Gabán and Azángaro are the natural boundary which separates it from the Carabaya range. The La Raya range near the La Raya pass is sometimes included or listed separately. Toponyms Most of the names in the range originate from Quechua and Aymara. They used to be spelled according to a mainly Spanish-based orthography which is incompatible with the normalized spellings of these languages and Law 29735 which regulates the 'use, preservation, development, recovery, promotion and diffusion of the originary languages of Peru'. According to Article 20 of ''Decreto Supremo No 004-2016-MC'' (Supreme Decree) which a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chumpe (Cusco)
Chumpe (possibly from Quechua ''chumpi'': belt),Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: ''chumpi'' - ''s. Faja. Prenda que ciñe la cintura.'' Jatunriti, Ñanaloma or Yanaloma is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru with of elevation. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District as well as in the Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Chumpe lies north of Lake Sibinacocha. See also * Aquichua * Huarurumicocha Huarurumicocha (possibly from Quechua ''Warurumiqucha''; ''waru'' = stony ground + ''rumi'' = stone + ''qucha'' = lake) is a lake in the Vilcanota mountain range in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate Distri ... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region Glaciers of Peru Six-thousanders of the Andes {{Cusco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy for the Union" , national_anthem = "National Anthem of Peru" , march = "March of Flags" , image_map = PER orthographic.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Lima , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = Peruvian Spanish, Spanish , languages_type = Co-official languages , languages = , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , demonym = Peruvians, Peruvian , government_type = Unitary state, Unitary Semi-presidential system, semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President of Peru, President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno on the east; Arequipa on the south; and Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín on the west. Its capital is Cusco, the historical capital of the Inca Empire. Geography The plain of Anta contains some of the best communal cultivated lands of the Department of Cusco. It is located about above sea level and is used to cultivate mainly high altitude crops such as potatoes, tarwi (edible lupin), barley and quinoa. Provinces * Acomayo (Acomayo) * Anta (Anta) * Calca ( Calca) * Canas (Yanaoca) * Canchis (Sicuani) * Chumbivilcas (Santo Tomás) * Cusco (Cusco) * Espinar (Yauri) * La Convención (Quillabamba) * Paruro ( Paruro) * Paucartambo (Paucartambo) * Quispicanchi (Urcos) * Urubamba ( Urubamba) Languages According to the 2 ... [...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] |
Quispicanchi Province
Quispicanchi Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Geography The Quispicanchi Province is bounded to the north by the Paucartambo Province and the Madre de Dios Region, to the east by the Puno Region, to the south by the Canchis Province, and to the west by the Acomayo Province, the Paruro Province and the Cusco Province. The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Ausangate, Chumpi and Qullpa Ananta. Other mountains are listed below: Siwinaqucha and Sinkrinaqucha belong to the largest lakes of the province. Political division The province is divided into twelve districts ( es, distritos, singular: ), each of which is headed by a mayor (''alcalde''). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are: * Andahuaylillas (Andahuaylillas) * Camanti ( Quince Mil) * Ccarhuayo ( Ccarhuayo) * Ccatca ( Ccatca) * Cusipata ( Cusipata) * Huaro ( Huaro) * Lucre ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocongate District
The Ocongate District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 2, 1857, its capital is the town of Ocongate. Geography The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks 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 (90.98%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.69% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ... language ( 2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakes Of Peru
The following is a list of lakes in Peru.Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI)"Compendio Estadistica 2007" page 26 Many of the names have the ending -cocha, from Quechua ''qucha'': lake. * Acucocha * Alcacocha * Arapa * Aricota * Belaunde *Carpa * Chauya * Choclococha *Huacachina * Imiria * Jucumarini * Junin * Quishuar Lakes * Langui Layo * Lagunillas * Lauricocha * Loriscota *Llanganuco Lakes * Marcapomacocha * Mucurca *Palcacocha *Paca * Pacucha * Parinacochas * Parón *Paucarcocha * Pelagatos * Pías * Pomacanchi * Pumacocha * Punrun * Querococha * Conococha * Colorcocha * Rimachi * Salinas *Sandoval * Saracocha * Sausacocha *Sauce * Shegue *Sibinacocha * Suches *Titicaca * Tragadero * Umayo * Orcococha *Valencia *Vizcacha * Huangacocha * Huarmicocha * Huaroncocha * Huascacocha * Huichicocha * Vilacota * Huiñaymarca * Yanawayin * Yanaqucha See also *List of lakes *List of lakes by area *List of lakes by depth *List of lakes by volume References {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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