Pisti Q'asa (
Aymara and
Quechua ''pisti'' influenca, a common cold or plague, Quechua ''q'asa'' mountain pass,
Hispanicized spelling ''Pistijasa'') is a mountain in the
Wansu mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru. It is located in the
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 ...
,
La Unión Province,
Huaynacotas District
Huaynacotas District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the dist ...
. Pisti Q'asa lies southwest of Puka Urqu and northwest of
P'umpu Q'asa.
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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