Paychi (
Quechua for ''
Petiveria alliacea
''Petiveria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pigeonberry family, Petiveriaceae. The sole species it contains, ''Petiveria alliacea'', is native to Florida and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, Central Ame ...
'',
[Shimikunata Asirtachik Killka Inka-Kastellanu, Instituto Linguístico de Verano, Lima, Peru, 2002] also spelled ''Payche'') is a mountain in the
Wansu mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru, about high. It is situated in the
Apurímac Region,
Antabamba Province
Antabamba Province is one of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Antabamba.
Boundaries
*North: Grau Province
*East: Cotabambas Province, Cusco Region
*South: Arequipa Region
*West: Ayma ...
, in the districts of
Antabamba
Antabamba (in Hispanicized spelling) or Antapampa (Quechua ''anta'' copper, ''pampa'' plain, "copper plain") is a town in southern Peru
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and
Juan Espinoza Medrano
Juan de Espinosa Medrano (Calcauso?, 1630? – Cuzco, 1688), known in history as ''Lunarejo'' (or "The Spotty-Faced"), was an Indigenous cleric, sacred preacher, writer, playwright, theologian and polymath from the Viceroyalty of Peru. He is th ...
. Paychi lies northwest of
Quri Waraqa
Quri Waraqa ( Quechua ''quri'' gold, ''waraqa'' sack, "gold sack", Hispanicized spelling ''Corihuaraca'') or Quri Warak'a (''warak'a'' sling or slingshot, "gold sling" or "gold slingshot") is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes ...
and southeast of
Quri Pawkara
Quri Pawkara ( Quechua ''quri'' gold, ''pawkara'' a species of bird,Shimikunata Asirtachik Killka Inka-Kastellanu, Instituto Linguístico de Verano, Lima, Peru, 2002 (possibly Russet-backed oropendola) also spelled ''Coripaucara'') is a mountai ...
.
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Apurímac Region
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