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Uturunku (Peru)
Uturunku ( Quechua for jaguar, Hispanicized spelling ''Otorunco'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Uturunku is surrounded by the mountains Chankuwaña, Wamanripa and Waytani Waytani (Aymara ''wayta'' headdress made of feathers or flowers, ''-ni'', a suffix to indicate ownership, 'the one with the decoration on the head', Hispanicized spelling ''Huaytane'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of ... in the northwest, east and southwest.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region) References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uturuncu
Uturuncu is a dormant volcano in the Sur Lípez Province of Bolivia. It is high, has two summit peaks, and consists of a complex of lava domes and lava flows with a total volume estimated to be . It bears traces of a former glaciation, even though it does not currently carry glaciers. Volcanic activity took place during the Pleistocene epoch and the last eruption was 250,000 years ago; since then Uturuncu has not erupted but active fumaroles occur in the summit region, between the two summits. The volcano rises within the Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex, a larger province of large volcanoes and calderas which over the last few million years (mya) have emplaced about of ignimbrites in sometimes very large eruptions. Underneath it lies the so-called Altiplano–Puna magmatic body, a large sill formed by partially molten rocks. Starting in 1992, satellite observations have indicated a large area of regional uplift centered on Uturuncu, which has been interpreted as an indic ... [...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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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 Languages
Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an 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 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 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 Inca Empire. The Inca were one among many peoples in present-day Peru who already spok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaguar
The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus '' Panthera'' native to the Americas. With a body length of up to and a weight of up to , it is the largest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world. Its distinctively marked coat features pale yellow to tan colored fur covered by spots that transition to rosettes on the sides, although a melanistic black coat appears in some individuals. The jaguar's powerful bite allows it to pierce the carapaces of turtles and tortoises, and to employ an unusual killing method: it bites directly through the skull of mammalian prey between the ears to deliver a fatal blow to the brain. The modern jaguar's ancestors probably entered the Americas from Eurasia during the Early Pleistocene via the land bridge that once spanned the Bering Strait. Today, the jaguar's range extends from core Southwestern United States across Mexico and much of Central America, the Amazon rainfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chumbivilcas Province
Chumbivilcas is a province in the Andes in South Peru. The Inca called it "Chumpiwillka". The seat of the province is Santo Tomás. Officially Chumbivilcas was founded on June 21, 1825. Geography Some of the most important rivers of the area are Velille River, Qañawimayu and Sinqa Wayq'u which are springs of the Apurímac River. The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below: Population According to the Peru 2005 Census 77,721 inhabitants live in an area of 5,371.08 km². There are about 77 rural communities. Chumbivilcas is looked upon as one of the poorest regions of the country. Half of the population is younger than 16 years. In the rural communities families with eight and more children are not unusual. Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Tomás District, Chumbivilcas
Santo Tomás District is one of eight districts of the province Chumbivilcas in Peru. Geography The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks 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 (85.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish) See also * Chukchu * |
Chankuwaña
Chankuwaña ( Aymara for throw something so that people can scramble or fight for it, Hispanicized spelling ''Chancoaña, Chancohuana, Chancohuaña, Chancohuañachico, Chancohuana Chico'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province Chumbivilcas is a province in the Andes in South Peru. The Inca called it "Chumpiwillka". The seat of the province is Santo Tomás. Officially Chumbivilcas was founded on June 21, 1825. Geography Some of the most important rivers of the area are ..., Santo Tomás District, north of the mountain Waytani and southeast of the mountain Wayunka.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region) See also * Wamanmarka References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Apurímac Region Mountains of Cusco Region {{Apurimac-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wamanripa (Cusco)
Wamanripa (local name for ''Senecio'' or a species of it,Primer Curso Nacional de Plantas Medicinales y Fitoterapia: FITO 2001, 06-12 agosto del 2001, conferencias y mesas redondas. Instituto de Fitoterapia Americano, 2001. p. 16. ''huamanripa: Senecio tephrosioides, Senecio vulgaris'' also applied for ''Laccopetalum giganteum'', Hispanicized spelling ''Huamanripa'') is a mountainous complex in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Wamanripa lies southeast of the mountain Chankuwaña and east of the mountains Waytani and Uturunku. The highest peak of Wamanripa lies in the northeast of the massif at the Wamanripa valley. The slightly lower northwest peak lies at . One of the highest peaks southwest of the main peak lies at . The river Qañawimayu Qañawimayu (Quechua '' qañawi, qañiwa, qañawa'' a cereal from the family Chenopodiaceae, ''mayu'' river, "''qañawi'' river", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waytani
Waytani (Aymara ''wayta'' headdress made of feathers or flowers, ''-ni'', a suffix to indicate ownership, 'the one with the decoration on the head', Hispanicized spelling ''Huaytane'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District, in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province Chumbivilcas is a province in the Andes in South Peru. The Inca called it "Chumpiwillka". The seat of the province is Santo Tomás. Officially Chumbivilcas was founded on June 21, 1825. Geography Some of the most important rivers of the area are ..., Santo Tomás District, south of the mountain Chankuwaña.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region) See also * Chankuwaña * Wamanmarka References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Apurímac Region Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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